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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

 
Clickable Map of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Allegheny County, PA (471) Armstrong County, PA (21) Beaver County, PA (147) Butler County, PA (26) Washington County, PA (78) Westmoreland County, PA (100)  AlleghenyCounty(471) Allegheny County (471)  ArmstrongCounty(21) Armstrong County (21)  BeaverCounty(147) Beaver County (147)  ButlerCounty(26) Butler County (26)  WashingtonCounty(78) Washington County (78)  WestmorelandCounty(100) Westmoreland County (100)
Adjacent to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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101Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — "Pittsburgh Variations," 1984 — George Sugarman (American, born 1912) — Painted aluminum; Commissioned by The Hillman Fund of the Allegheny Conference on Community Developm —
Near Isabella Street just east of Vulcan Way, on the right when traveling east.
Conceived as a "Sculpture Park" within a "Sculpture Park", the varied elements that have contributed to Pittsburgh's growth are represented by forms which symbolize a paddlewheel (the rivers), a crucible (primary metals), the Golden Triangle . . . — Map (db m156086) HM
102Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — "The Bell Speaks"
In 1751, the legislators of the Province of Pennsylvania ordered from an English foundry "A Good Bell" for the new bell tower of the state house (now know as Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. It was to be the jubilee symbol of the Pennsylvania . . . — Map (db m66452) HM
103Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — "The Forks," 1984 — Isaac Witkin (American, born South Africa, 1936) — Aluminum; Commissioned by Alcoa Foundation —
Near Federal Street 0.1 miles south of Isabella Street, on the right when traveling north.
A celebration of the three rivers and the molten metals that have been major forces in shaping Pittsburgh's industrial history. Collection of Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute [Additional plaque on the base of the sculpture:] . . . — Map (db m156088) HM
104Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — "The Great One" — [Roberto Clemente]
Near Federal Street at Three Rivers Heritage Trail, on the left when traveling south.
August 18, 1934, Roberto Walker Clemente is born in Barrio San Anton, Carolina in Puerto Rico. October 9, 1952, Clemente signs with the Santurce Crabbers of the Puerto Rico League. 1954, Clemente plays for the Brooklyn Dodgers' Montreal . . . — Map (db m156089) HM
105Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — 1st Drive-In Filling Station
On Baum Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 380) at South St. Clair Street, on the right when traveling east on Baum Boulevard.
At this site in Dec. 1913, Gulf Refining Co. opened the first drive-in facility designed and built to provide gasoline, oils, and lubricants to the motoring public. Its success led to construction of thousands of gas stations by different oil . . . — Map (db m40872) HM
106Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — 31st Street Bridge
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail at 31st Street Bridge.
Moving river cargo along the Allegheny was difficult when low bridges prevented large boats from passing through. The 30th Street Bridge was the last obstruction on the Allegheny that interfered with river commerce. When replaced in 1928, the new . . . — Map (db m99528) HM
107Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — 841 Lincoln Avenue — Historic Landmark —
841 Lincoln Avenue (c.1865) Restored by Junior League of Pittsburgh An Historic Property of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation — Map (db m65162) HM
108Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — A Gift from Henry Clay Frick — Frick Park
On Reynolds Street at South Lexington Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Reynolds Street.
Legend has it that when millionaire industrialist Henry Clay Frick told his 17-year-old daughter, Helen, that she could have anything she wanted for her debutante party in 1908, she asked for a park where the children of Pittsburgh could enjoy . . . — Map (db m156197) HM
109Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — A Place of International Consequence
Near Commonwealth Place at Liberty Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Point of Confluence Nature itself has conspired to render the Ohio hereabouts a place of consequence and importance, and the rendezvous of all the people of North America that are within reach of it. John Mitchell 1756 . . . — Map (db m156277) HM
110Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Aqueduct — Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Near North Shore Trail.
The Pennsylvania Canal across Pennsylvania was an engineering triumph with a spectacular 37-mile railroad portage over the Allegheny Mountains. For half a century between 1820 and the Civil War, packet boats pulled by mules navigated through the . . . — Map (db m83762) HM
111Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Arsenal
On 40th Street 0.2 miles south of Butler Street, on the right when traveling south.
Designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe and constructed in 1814. The Arsenal was used as a military garrison, in the manufacture and storing of supplies during the Civil War, Indian Wars, and Spanish American War. — Map (db m40874) HM
112Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Cemetery — Historic Landmark —
Allegheny Cemetery Incorporated 1844 — Map (db m66198) HM
113Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny City — Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Near North Shore Trail.
In the early 1700s, the Allegheny River formed a boundary: lands claimed by European nations were to the east, and lands claimed by Native Americans were to the west. Near this site in 1783, James Robinson, the first permanent European settler . . . — Map (db m78602) HM
114Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Cotton Mill Strikes
Major strikes by women cotton factory workers protesting 12-hour work-days occurred nearby in Allegheny City in 1845 and 1848. The strikes led to an 1848 state law limiting workdays to 10 hours and prohibiting children under twelve years of age from . . . — Map (db m40301) HM
115Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny County
Near Grant Street at Forbes Avenue.
Formed September 24, 1788 out of Westmoreland and Washington counties. Named for the Allegheny River. County seat of Pittsburgh was laid out in 1764 and became a city in 1816. A center of the iron, steel and other industries and “Workshop of . . . — Map (db m40937) HM
116Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail
On Grant Street just north of Forbes Avenue when traveling north.
Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of america 1976 National Park Service . . . — Map (db m156216) HM
117Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny County Soldier's Monument — (Civil War)
Erected to the memory of the 4,000 brave men of Allegheny County. Who fell in the great struggle to maintain the integrity of our union. The eye of God rests upon their graves even when unmarked by man. And their sleeping dust shall arise in the . . . — Map (db m58142) HM
118Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Foamflower
Near Commonwealth Place at Liberty Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Tiny star-shaped white flowers give this native plant a foamy appearance. Butterflies and other pollinators visit its delicate blooms. Foamflower leaves were used to make an astringent wash for mouth sores and other wounds. — Map (db m156276) HM
119Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny High School — Historic Landmark —
Near West Commons 0.1 miles north of Children's Way.
Allegheny High School 1904 Frederick John Osterling, Architect — Map (db m58602) HM
120Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Observatory
On Riverview Avenue 0.2 miles west of Perrysville Avenue (U.S. 19).
Part of the University of Pittsburgh. Chartered 1860; located here since 1912. At the original site nearby, Professor Samuel P. Langley conducted experiments that would lead to the first sustained, mechanically powered flight in 1896. — Map (db m42219) HM
121Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Post Office — Historic Landmark —
Near Children's Way 0.1 miles east of West Commons.
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh Originally Allegheny Post Office William M. Aiken, Architect 1894-97 — Map (db m58600) HM
122Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Allegheny Soldiers' Lot
Near Butler Street north of Umpire Way, on the right when traveling north.
Civil War Dead An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War (1861-1865). As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union troops. This propelled the . . . — Map (db m99059) HM WM
123Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — American Witch Hazel — Hamamelis virginiana
Near Commonwealth Place at Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
The seeds, buds and twigs of this native plant provide food for wildlife. The Iroquois have used this native plant to treat muscle soreness, bruises, and arthritis. Witch hazel extract is an ingredient in many commercial skin toning products. — Map (db m156278) HM
124Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Andrew Carnegie — (1835-1919)
Near Schenley Drive Extension.
A poor Scottish immigrant, Carnegie became a millionaire steel magnate and proponent of the "Gospel of Wealth." Seeking to benefit society with his fortune, he built over 2,500 libraries and endowed institutions advancing education and peace. — Map (db m40875) HM
125Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Anthony Sadowski
Near Fifth Avenue at Grant Street.
Prominent Indian trader and interpreter, employed by the provincial governor of Pennsylvania as an Indian agent in the Western Country. As a trader travelled "To Allegheny" as far as Logstown, (Ambridge, PA). With two other Indian traders . . . — Map (db m66451) HM
126Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Aria Cultural District Lofts — -Historic Landmark-
Near Seventh Avenue at Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the right.
Aria Cultural District Lofts Originally, Gerber Carriage Company Rutan & Russell, Architects, 1904-05 — Map (db m128179) HM
127Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Arrott Building — Historic Landmark —
On Wood Street at Fourth Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Wood Street.
Arrott Building 1902 Frederick John Osterling, architect — Map (db m67181) HM
128Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Art Blakey — (1919-1990)
On Chauncey Street 0 miles north of Wylie Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
A founder of the “hard-bop” school of jazz, drummer Blakey grew up here, and got his start with Billy Eckstine's band. Blakey’s group, “The Jazz Messengers,” featured Hank Mobley, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, and Wynton . . . — Map (db m48883) HM
129Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — August Wilson — (1945-2005)
On Bedford Avenue at Roberts Street, on the right when traveling west on Bedford Avenue.
Co-founder of Pittsburgh’s Black Horizon Theater and the author of a cycle of ten plays that have been hailed as a unique triumph in American literature. The plays cover each decade of the 20th century and most focus on African American life in the . . . — Map (db m48884) HM
130Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Avery College
On East Ohio Street at Nash Street, on the right when traveling east on East Ohio Street.
To the south, at Nash and Avery Streets, stood Avery College. Founded in 1849 by Charles Avery (1784-1858), Methodist lay preacher, philanthropist, abolitionist, to provide a classical education for Negroes. — Map (db m41046) HM
131Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Barney Dreyfuss — (1865-1932)
On Roberto Clemente Drive 0.1 miles east of South Bouquet Street, on the right when traveling east.
Owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-1932, and legendary baseball leader influential in initiating the first modern World Series, 1903. He led Pirates to 6 National League and 2 World Series titles and was vital to building Forbes Field here, 1909. — Map (db m40876) HM
132Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Benedum-Trees Building — Historic Landmark —
On Fourth Avenue 0.1 miles east of Stanwix Street, on the left when traveling east.
Benedum-Trees Building Thomas H. Scott, Arch., 1905 — Map (db m67184) HM
133Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Bessemer Converter
Near Station Square East.
This 10-ton Bessemer Converter was originally installed at the A. M. Byers Company, Ambridge, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Engineering Corporation at its New Castle, Pennsylvania, plant in 1930, and was one of the last commercially . . . — Map (db m61313) HM
134Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Bethel A.M.E. Church
On First Avenue at Smithfield Street, on the right when traveling west on First Avenue.
Founded 1808 & known as the African Church. Chartered in 1818. Located nearby in early years, church was site of area's first school for colored children, 1831, and statewide civil rights convention, 1841. Congregation moved to Wylie Avenue, 1872; . . . — Map (db m42023) HM
135Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Billy Eckstine — (1914-1993)
On Bryant Street just east of North Euclid Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
African American jazz balladeer and bandleader whose innovative style and sponsorship of new talent helped revolutionize jazz in the 1940s. One of the nation's most popular vocalists, he had 11 gold records. He grew up in this house. — Map (db m54980) HM
136Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Birthplace of Gertrude Stein
Near Beech Avenue 0.1 miles west of Brighton Road.
In this house on February 3, 1874, Gertrude Stein was born to Daniel and Amelia Stein. Author, poet, feminist, playwright, and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature. "In the United States there is no space where nobody is . . . — Map (db m78335) HM
137Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Birthplace of the Aluminum Industry
This tablet marks the birthplace of the aluminum industry in the United States. On the site of this building the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, now Aluminum Company of America, late in November, 1888, produced the first commercial run of aluminum by . . . — Map (db m79882) HM
138Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Brown Chapel AME Church — Historic Landmark —
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church 1903 — Map (db m65226) HM
139Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science — Historic Landmark —
Near Children's Way 0.2 miles east of West Commons.
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh Originally Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science Ingham and Boyd, architects, 1939 — Map (db m58601) HM
140Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Burke's Landmark — Historic Landmark —
On Fourth Avenue 0.1 miles east of Stanwix Street, on the left when traveling east.
Burke's Landmark John Chislett, architect — Map (db m67183) HM
141Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Byers-Lyon House — Historic Landmark —
On Ridge Avenue 0.1 miles east of Allegheny Avenue.
Byers-Lyon House 1898 Alden & Harlow, Architects — Map (db m65207) HM
142Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Calvary Episcopal Church
On Shady Avenue at Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Shady Avenue.
January 2, 1921 from Calvary Church for the first time in history a church service was broadcasted by radio wireless by the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. — Map (db m65042) HM
143Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Calvary United Methodist Church — Historic Landmark —
On Allegheny Avenue at Beech Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Allegheny Avenue.
Calvary United Methodist Church Built 1892-95 Vrydaugh & Shepherd and T.B. Wolfe, Architects — Map (db m65165) HM
144Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Catahecassa, Blackhoof — War Chief of the Shawnees
On East Circuit Road 0.1 miles west of Serpentine Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Was present at the defeat of Braddock in 1755 and took part in all the subsequent wars until the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, after which he remained the friend and ally of the United States. — Map (db m65044)
145Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Charles Martin Hall — (1863-1914)
On Smallman Street at 32nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Smallman Street.
Hall's invention of electrolytic manufacture of aluminum was first applied to commercial production in 1888 by the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, which later became Alcoa. This process, developed here, made the commercial use of aluminum possible. — Map (db m73628) HM
146Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Charles Taze Russell — (1852-1916)
Near Allegheny Square East west of East Commons, on the left when traveling north.
Pastor Russell formed a Bible study group in Allegheny City in the 1870's; developed it into the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. It became the legal corporation for Jehovah's Witnesses. He lived in the Bible House nearby, 1894-1909; spoke here . . . — Map (db m40173) HM
147Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Chuck Muer
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail, on the right when traveling east.
This portal is dedicated to Chuck Muer Founder of The Grand Concourse upon its tenth anniversary April 29, 1988 — Map (db m156283) HM
148Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — City-County Building — Historic Landmark — Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation —
On Grant Street just north of 4th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Henry Hornbostel, designer Edward B. Lee, architect with Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones, 1915-17 [Additional plaque on the building:] This building erected A.D. 19151917 For the City of . . . — Map (db m156235) HM
149Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Civil War Memorial
On Grant Street just north of 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
In commemoration of The Centennial Anniversary of the U.S. Civil War and to honor and remember the Poles who served as volunteers in Pennsylvania Regiments 1861 - 1865 — Map (db m156236) WM
150Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Clayton — Historic Landmark — Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation —
Near Reynolds Street just east of South Homewood Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Henry Clay Frick Estate c. 1870, remodeled 1891 - 92 Frederick John Osterling, architect for remodelingMap (db m156189) HM
151Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Clayton
Near Reynolds Street east of South Homewood Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
The Gilded Age mansion you see today is quite different from the home the Fricks purchased in 1882. After some alterations by architect Andrew Peebles, Henry Clay Frick and his bride Adelaide Howard Childs moved into the 11-room home in 1883. . . . — Map (db m156193) HM
152Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Clinton Furnace
Near West Station Square just east of Commerce Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Pittsburgh’s first successful blast furnace for making pig iron. Operations began near here, 1859, using Connellsville coke as fuel. The furnace’s technology initiated a new era, leading to more advanced furnaces capable of producing huge amounts of . . . — Map (db m15138) HM
153Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Colonial Place Historic District — Historic Landmark —
On Colonial Place at Ellsworth Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Colonial Place.
Colonial Place Historic District George S. Orth, architect E.H. Bachman, landscape artist 1898 — Map (db m76367) HM
154Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Commerce Court — Historic Landmark — Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation —
On West Station Square Drive 0.2 miles east of Station Square, on the right when traveling west.
Former P&LE R.R. Central Warehouse Built 1917, an historic property of Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation — Map (db m156287) HM
155Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Congregation B'nai Israel — Historic Landmark —
Congregation B'nai Israel Built 1923 Henry Hornbostel, Architect — Map (db m65133) HM
156Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Corliss Street Tunnel — Historical Landmark —
Near Corliss Street at West Carson Street (Route 51).
Corliss Street Tunnel 1914 Stanley L. Roush, architect; D.N. Sprague, chief engineer — Map (db m101344) HM
157Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — County of Allegheny Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Near North Shore Drive at Art Rooney Drive.
Dedicated August 25, 1996 Rededication Saturday May 17, 2003 County of Allegheny Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Incorporated — Map (db m60475) HM
158Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — County Office Building — Historic Landmark —
On Forbes Avenue at Ross Street, on the right when traveling east on Forbes Avenue.
County Office Building Stanley L. Roush, architect 1929-31 — Map (db m65609) HM
159Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Crawford Grill
On Wylie Avenue at Elmore Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Wylie Avenue.
A center of Black social life where musicians such as Art Blakey, Mary Lou Williams, John Coltrane drew a racially mixed, international clientele. Here, Crawford Grill number 2, the second of three clubs opened 1943; was owned by William (Gus) . . . — Map (db m40882) HM
160Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Daisy E. Lampkin
On Webster Avenue at Watt Lane, on the right when traveling west on Webster Avenue.
Outstanding as an NAACP organizer, Mrs. Lampkin was its National Field Secretary, 1935-47. President, Lucy Stone Civic League, 1915-65. A charter member, National Council of Negro Women, and Vice President, The Pittsburgh Courier. She lived here . . . — Map (db m52128) HM
161Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — David L. Lawrence — 1889-1966
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1946 to 1959 and Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963, was born in the Old Point District, now Point State Park, on June 18, 1889. As Mayor and Governor, he provided the public leadership which . . . — Map (db m43570) HM
162Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Diplodocus carnegii
Near Forbes Avenue.
Diplodocus carnegii lived 150 million years ago, when dinosaurs dominated the land. Carnegie Museum paleontologists first discovered the remains in Wyoming on July 4, 1899. A new species, the dinosaur was named after Andrew Carnegie, the museums . . . — Map (db m99165) HM
163Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Dorothy Mae Richardson — 1922-1991
On Jacksonia Street at Arch Street, on the right when traveling west on Jacksonia Street.
Community activist who founded Neighborhood Housing Services in 1968 A model of resident-led community development, it inspired a national movement and led to the creation of NeighborWorks America. Richardson was a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh’s . . . — Map (db m141861) HM
164Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Duquesne Incline — — Historic Landmark —
On Grandview Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Historic Landmark The Duquesne Incline - 1877Built by Samuel Diescher, Engineer for Kirk Bigham & Associates Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation — Map (db m8859) HM
165Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Duquesne University
On McAnulty Dr. at Bluff St., on the left when traveling north on McAnulty Dr..
Founded by Holy Ghost Fathers from Germany in 1878. Incorporated 1882 as the Pittsburgh Catholic College. Named Duquesne University in 1911, this Catholic institution has served students of many faiths in liberal arts and professional studies. — Map (db m35486) HM
166Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — E & O Brewery
Near Vinial Street at Troy Hill Road.
Eberhardt & Ober Brewing Co. brewed beers in accordance with the German beer purity law. Current home of Penn Brewery. 16. E & O Brewery 800 Vinial Street -1884- — Map (db m123171) HM
167Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Early Baseball in Pittsburgh — Three Rivers Heritage Trail — Friends of the Riverfront —
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail at Mazeroski Way, on the left when traveling east on Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
Pittsburgh's great baseball tradition began here more than a century ago. Pittsburgh and Allegheny (now the North Side) were twin cities that played out their local rivalry through "turf sports." The first ball park was an exhibition ground built . . . — Map (db m156084) HM
168Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Early Land Use — Frick Park
On South Braddock Avenue 0.1 miles north of Biddle Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Before Henry Clay Frick gave the City of Pittsburgh 150 acres to create Frick Park, the land — formerly called the Gunn Hill Tract — was owned by the Wilkins family. The Honorable William Wilkins (1779 - 1865) was a prominent . . . — Map (db m156131) HM
169Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — 363 — East Liberty Presbyterian Church — Historic Landmark — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —
East Liberty Presbyterian Church Built 1931-1935 Cram & Ferguson, Architects — Map (db m122315) HM
170Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Edith Darlington Ammon
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
“Men…with but the thought of gain and gold were dreaming of tracks and trains, of massive walls and wreathing smoke from towering chimneys, while we dreamed of fame and power, of peaceful paths where once was strife, of space and breeze, of . . . — Map (db m99061) HM
171Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Eliza Furnace — Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
James Laughlin, one of the founders of Jones & Laughlin, constructed the first Eliza Furnace, a stone blast furnace for smelting iron. Built in 1858 before the Civil War, Eliza marked the city's emerging iron and steel industry and was the first . . . — Map (db m100347) HM
172Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Emmanuel Episcopal Church — National Historic Landmark —
On Allegheny Avenue at West North Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Allegheny Avenue.
Has Been Designated A National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. Henry Hobson Richardson, one of America's premier architects, designed this church (1884). . . . — Map (db m65167) HM
173Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Epiphany Roman Catholic Church — Historic Landmark —
Near Washington Place at Centre Avenue.
Epiphany Roman Catholic Church 1904 Edward Stotz, Architect John T. Comes, Interior Designer — Map (db m65607) HM
174Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — False Solomon's Seal — Maianthemum racemosum
Near Commonwealth Place at Boulevard of the Allies, on the right when traveling south.
The flowers and berries from this widespread native plant feed pollinators, birds, and many mammals. People used the roots for medicine long before the French built Fort Duquesne here at the Point. — Map (db m156274) HM
175Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Family Court Facility — Historic Landmark —
On Ross Street 0.1 miles north of Forbes Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Family Court Facility, Court of Common Pleas Originally Allegheny County Jail Henry Hobson Richardson, architect 1884-86 — Map (db m65613) HM
176Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Ferry Landing — Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
Riverboat pilot Holmes Harger operated a steamboat ferry on 22nd Street. Not only did ferries provide passage across the rivers but the boats also traveled to and from landing sites all along the rivers. Before the ferries, people crossed on foot at . . . — Map (db m152181) HM
177Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Aluminum Observatory Dome
On McKnight Road (U.S. 19) at West View Avenue, on the right when traveling south on McKnight Road.
On the hill just west of here, the first known astronomical observatory with an aluminum dome was erected in 1930. Designed & built by Pittsburgh amateur astronomers led by Leo J. Scanlon, the Valley View Observatory stood beside his Van Buren St. . . . — Map (db m35633) HM
178Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Free Public Library Building in the United States
Near Allegheny Square East west of East Ohio Street.
. . . — Map (db m40172) HM
179Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Mining of Pittsburgh Coal
On Grandview Avenue 0 miles west of Bertha Street, on the right when traveling west.
This State's bituminous coal industry was born about 1760 on Coal Hill, now Mount Washington. Here the Pittsburgh coal bed was mined to supply Fort Pitt. This was eventually to be judged the most valuable individual mineral deposit in the United . . . — Map (db m48882) HM
180Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh — Historic Landmark —
Near Wylie Avenue at Green Street.
First Muslim Mosque of Pittsburgh Originally, Wylie Avenue Branch Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Alden & Harlow, architects, 1899 — Map (db m78473) HM
181Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First Professional Football Game
Near North Shore Drive at Art Rooney Avenue.
On November 12, 1892, at Recreation Park, a few blocks northwest of here, the Allegheny Athletic Association defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0. The winning touchdown was scored by William "Pudge" Heffelfinger, who received $500 for playing. . . . — Map (db m39909) HM
182Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First United Methodist Church — Historic Landmark —
First United Methodist Church Weary and Kramer, H. Wagoner, Architects 1893-95, 1952 — Map (db m65135) HM
183Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — First World Series
Near Mazeroski Way south of North Shore Dive.
In October 1903, National League champion Pittsburgh played American League champion Boston in major league baseball's first modern World Series. Boston won the best-of-9 series, 5 games to 3; prominent players included Pittsburgh's Honus Wagner and . . . — Map (db m108595) HM
184Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Forbes Field
On Roberto Clemente Drive 0.1 miles east of South Bouquet Street, on the right when traveling east.
The first all steel and concrete ballpark in the nation, Forbes Field was home to the Pirates, site of four World Series in 1909, 1925, 1927, and 1960 and two All-Star games. Hosted the Homestead Grays, Steelers, and Pitt Panthers, as well as . . . — Map (db m40877) HM
185Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Forbes Road — 1758 — Fort Bedford to Fort Duquesne —
Near Commonwealth Place north of Fort Pitt Boulevard.
Fort Duquesne End of Forbes Road Occupied by General Forbes November 25, 1758 and by him named Pittsburgh. His victory determined the destiny of the Great West and established Anglo-Saxon supremacy in the United States. "His name . . . — Map (db m42022) HM
186Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Forbes Road, 1758
Near Penn Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 380) at Fifth Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This tablet marks the site of a giant oak which stood on the northerly side of the road built in 1758 by Brigadier-General John Forbes on his military expedition against the French and Indians at Fort Duquesne (now Pittsburgh). On November 25, . . . — Map (db m71947) HM
187Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Blockhouse — National Historic Landmark —
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail System just from Interstate 279.
(Right side of entrance) Forks of the Ohio Fort Pitt Block House has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America (Left side . . . — Map (db m40336) HM
188Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Fort Duquesne
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
This marks the exact site of Fort Duquesne, built by the French in 1754 The Fort was destroyed by the French on the approach of the English Army in 1758 — Map (db m43572) HM
189Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Fort Lafayette
On 9th Street at Penn Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 9th Street.
Stood on this site. It was completed in 1792. Built to protect Pittsburgh against Indian attacks and to serve as a chief supply base for General Wayne's army from 1792-1794. Reactivated during the War of 1812. Site sold in 1813. — Map (db m40885) HM
190Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Founding Convention of the AFL
Near Sixth Avenue at William Penn Place, on the right when traveling south.
On November 15, 1881, in nearby Turner Hall, a convention was held to form the organization which became the American Federation of Labor. Soon it was the nation's largest labor federation. It became part of the merged AFL-CIO in 1955. — Map (db m40940) HM
191Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Founding Convention of the CIO
On North Commons east of Montgomery Place, on the right when traveling west.
Near here on November 14, 1938, the first convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations was held. 34 international unions were represented. Pittsburgh's Philip Murray was president from 1940-1952. — Map (db m40175) HM
192Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Founding of the Ironworkers Union
On Grant Street at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Grant Street.
On Feb. 4, 1896, sixteen delegates met at Moorheads Hall here to form the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers. Active in the struggle for health and safety standards; by 1996 it had 140,000 . . . — Map (db m40936) HM
193Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Fourth Avenue National Register Historic District — PIttsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
On 4th Avenue at Wood Street, on the right when traveling east on 4th Avenue.
Pittsburgh industry boomed 1890 and 1910, leading to the development of Pittsburgh's "Wall Street," the Fourth Avenue financial district. Growth of the district was first spurred by the flow of corporate income of the burgeoning iron and steel . . . — Map (db m156258) HM
194Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Fourth Ward Memorial
Near Schenley Drive at Roberto Clemente Drive.
This memorial is dedicated in sincere tribute to the living and dead whose valiant efforts and unselfish sacrifices have made America great. God grant that the liberty of humanity won only by brave souls and vigilantly guarded, shall live on with . . . — Map (db m100468) WM
195Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frank E. Bolden — (1912-2003)
On Centre Avenue west of Francis Street, on the right when traveling east.
Distinguished journalist, one of the first two African American accredited correspondents during World War II. He covered the “Buffalo Soldiers” and “Tuskegee Airmen,” reporting from India, Burma, and China. Later, City . . . — Map (db m40886) HM
196Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frank Vittor — (1888-1968)
On Schenley Drive at Frew Street Extension, on the right when traveling east on Schenley Drive.
Pittsburgh sculptor whose subjects included American presidents and public figures such as Abraham Lincoln, Honus Wagner, and Mark Twain. He devoted his life to sculpting and teaching, and founded the city’s Society of Sculptors. An Italian . . . — Map (db m40888) HM
197Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frederick J Osterling Office & Studio — National Historic Landmark —
On Isabella Street 0.1 miles west of Anderson Street, on the left when traveling east.
Office and Studio 228 Isabella Street This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of The Interior — Map (db m65001) HM
198Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Freedom House Ambulance — 1967-1975 — Pittsburgh's E.M.S. Pioneers —
Near Centre Avenue 0.1 miles east of Develliers Street.
Never to be forgotten.... This plaque honors the visionaries of the Hill District's Freedom House Ambulance Service - founders, staff, medical advisors, funders, and supporters--for their significant contributions to emergency medical . . . — Map (db m78474) HM
199Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frick Family
Near Beechwood Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
This park is a legacy of industrialist Henry Clay Frick and his daughter Helen. From modest beginnings — he was born to a Mennonite farmer and whiskey distiller in 1849 — Henry Frick became one of America's most influential and . . . — Map (db m156155) HM
200Pennsylvania (Allegheny County), Pittsburgh — Frick Park Today
Near Beechwood Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Frick Park is a place of wonder and enjoyment, thanks to its many strong partnerships and dedicated supporters. Chief among them are the City of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, Nine Mile Run Watershed Association, and scores of . . . — Map (db m156186) HM

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