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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Adjacent to Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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E.V. Babcock - The Father of Allegheny County Parks
We have E.V. Babcock to thank for starting Allegheny County's remarkable park system. Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) was born and raised on a farm near Fulton, New York. He . . . — — Map (db m114185) HM |
| On Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 65), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Below this bridge was the first lock and dam built (1878-1885) on the Ohio River. This was the world's largest movable dam yet constructed, and included the world's first rolling lock gate and widest lock chamber. Built and operated by the United . . . — — Map (db m40201) HM |
| Near California Avenue at North Home Avenue. |
| | Greenstone United Methodist Church
1906 — — Map (db m97624) HM |
| | Mount Assisi
1927
Edward J. Weber, architect — — Map (db m81964) HM |
| Near Western Avenue at Forest Avenue. |
| | The Dickson Log House is a well-preserved example of a late 18th-century log dwelling. It represents a common structure on the frontier of Pennsylvania in the 1790s, and is one of only a few such buildings preserved in the area north of the Ohio . . . — — Map (db m60570) HM |
| On Bethel Church Road east of Marshall Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Founded 1776, in the Old Stone Manse in South Park, by Reverend John McMillan, pioneer minister and educator. It is the mother of five nearby churches and has given its name to the community. In the cemetery, 14 Revolutionary War soldiers from this . . . — — Map (db m122311) HM |
| On Library Street at Maple Way when traveling south on Library Street. |
| | Braddock Carnegie
Library
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Built in 1888-1889 and dedicated March 30, 1889, . . . — — Map (db m99024) HM |
| | was located near this tablet.
Here General Braddock was refreshed
and the wounds bathed that he received
in the Battle of Braddock's Defeat.
July, 9, 1755,
From these injuries he died
July 13, 1755
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Erected 1917. . . . — — Map (db m98945) HM |
| | ASM International
The Materials Information Society
Has Designated
Edgar Thomson Plant
U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works
An Historical Landmark
“Built in 1873 by Andrew Carnegie, the Edgar Thomson Plant pioneered numerous technological . . . — — Map (db m99443) HM |
| On Braddock Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Joe was of eastern European stock and worked in the steel mills of Pittsburgh. His physical power and his courageous, giving and industrious character made Joe the greatest steelworker who ever lived.
In fact, Joe was made of steel, born in an . . . — — Map (db m98943) HM |
| On Braddock Avenue at 11th Street, on the right when traveling east on Braddock Avenue. |
| | In the largest work stoppage to that date, over 350,000 U.S. workers went off the job. Reverend Adalbert Kazincy, pastor of Saint Michael's here, championed the strikers and provided the church as a meeting place. The strike failed after 15 weeks. — — Map (db m47044) HM |
| On Kane Boulevard 0.3 miles west of Bower Hill Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Site of General John Neville's mansion, burned to the ground by insurgents during a major escalation of violence in the Whiskey Rebellion, July 16-17, 1794. General Neville was Inspector of Revenue under President Washington. In the two-day battle, . . . — — Map (db m40393) HM |
| On Mansfield Boulevard at Chartiers Street, on the right when traveling east on Mansfield Boulevard. |
| | The "Flying Dutchman" was hailed as baseball's greatest shortstop and one of its finest all-around players. A lifelong Carnegie resident, born to German immigrants. Played for Louisville Colonels, 1897-1899, and the Pittsburgh Pirates from . . . — — Map (db m40682) HM |
| Near McCrady Road at Beulah Road (Pennsylvania Route 130). |
| | This historic chapel, a landmark in the Pittsburgh area since 1837, is the third building occupied by the congregation of the Beulah Presbyterian Church, which was organized in 1784. Preceeded by two log buildings, the chapel is built of bricks made . . . — — Map (db m122316) HM |
| On State Avenue at School Street on State Avenue. |
| | Near this site stood Fort Vance, a settlers fort built during the French and Indian War era by Revolutionary War Captain Robert Vance. Robert Vance was a member of the Virginia Regiment of the Colonial Army, under the command of George Washington, . . . — — Map (db m93567) HM |
| Near Fifth Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 51) 0.1 miles south of Mill Street, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | Near the corner of Second Avenue and Chestnut Street there was erected, about 1776, by Captain Robert Vance of Virginia.
Pioneer settler on this site, a stockade known as Montour Bottoms or Vance Fort
This stockade was manned by Washington . . . — — Map (db m60831) HM |
| On Tourman Street at Coulterville Road, on the right when traveling west on Tourman Street. |
| | Prominent Western Pennsylvania civic and sports leader and owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1933-1988. With his guidance the Steelers won four 1970s Super Bowls. An accomplished athlete, Rooney was influential in the National Football League and . . . — — Map (db m49472) HM |
| On West Steuben Street (Pennsylvania Route 60) at South Linden Avenue, on the right on West Steuben Street. |
| | On this site was located the isolation hospital erected in 1777 by General Edward Hand to care for troops at Fort Pitt. Blockhouses protected the original two-story log structure. — — Map (db m40394) HM |
| On West Steuben Street (Pennsylvania Route 60) at Woodmere Drive, on the right when traveling east on West Steuben Street. |
| | Gateway to the West and steel center of the world. Named for William Pitt by General Forbes after the fall of French Fort Duquesne in 1758. Laid out as a town by John Campbell in 1764. Incorporated as a city, 1816. — — Map (db m40396) HM |
| On McGovern Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 51) at Riverview Road, on the right when traveling west on McGovern Boulevard. |
| | Founder Peter Shouse, built "Kentuckian" its first steamboat in 1829. Sold 1837 to E.and N. Porter. By 1866 over 80 steamboats had been launched. The last was the 1727-ton "Great Republic", famed on the Mississippi River for its size and elegance. — — Map (db m40223) HM |
| | Borough of Dormont Pool
1920 — — Map (db m72864) HM |
| On North Duquesne Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 837) at Hoffman Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on North Duquesne Boulevard. |
| | Below this hill, about midday on July 9, 1755, a British army of 1300 made its second crossing of the river and advanced to drive the French from Fort Duquesne. A few hours later, with General Braddock mortally wounded and his army routed, survivors . . . — — Map (db m6145) HM |
| On Grant Avenue 0.1 miles east of Duquesne Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Plant here began in 1886. Acquired by Andrew Carnegie in 1890, then by United States Steel in 1901. Workers here implemented advances in rolling mill and blast furnace processes before 1914; in pollution control, 1953. At peak of operations they . . . — — Map (db m45001) HM |
| On Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles south of Center Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Inventor of air brake and some 400 other devices. Developed AC transmission of electric current. Spent creative years in Pittsburgh and founded the industry which bears his name. — — Map (db m40648) HM |
| On Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 65) at Edgeworth Lane, on the right when traveling north on Ohio River Boulevard. |
| | Composer of "Narcissus," "The Rosary," and other well-known musical works, was born November 25, 1862, at Vineacre, a property adjoining the far end of this street. Died February 17, 1901, at New Haven, Connecticut. — — Map (db m39943) HM |
| Near Church Lane at Oliver Road. |
| | Shields Presbyterian Church
J.W. Kerr, Architect
1868-69 — — Map (db m78419) HM |
| On Hayden Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 51), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Here were the boatyards of John and Samuel Walker, a major center for building boats for western waters. A ship launched in 1793 at these yards reached Philadelphia via New Orleans. — — Map (db m41772) HM |
| On Douglas Run Road at Round Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Douglas Run Road. |
| | This pioneer settler of Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam aboard the ship Mortonhouse in 1729. He and his wife Mary lived for a time near Hagerstown, Maryland and after the Braddock and Forbes . . . — — Map (db m63078) HM |
| On Bunola River Road at Entrance to Lock & Dam #3, on the right when traveling west on Bunola River Road. |
| | One of the nation's earliest and most successful river navigation systems, its series of locks and dams, begun in 1838, has provided year-round navigation between Pittsburgh and Fairmont, West Virginia. Millions of tons of coal shipped through the . . . — — Map (db m56942) HM |
| On Memorial Drive at Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 65), on the right when traveling north on Memorial Drive. |
| | Dedicated as a lasting tribute to those who with unselfish devotion served the flag of our country which under God is the protector of all seekers of freedom. — — Map (db m140183) WM |
| | A son, a brother, a young man from Emsworth, but most of all a hero who gave his life in the protection of those he left behind.
God bless you Patrick and SEMPER FIDELIS. — — Map (db m140165) WM |
| Near Wilson Street 0.1 miles east of Wendelin Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | All Saints Church
John Theodore Comes, architect
1914 — — Map (db m82015) HM |
| On Barclay Avenue 0.1 miles north of Perry Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | On this site in 1923, Westinghouse opened a special radio facility to experiment with long-distance transmissions. Led by Frank Conrad, engineers here demonstrated the vital role of high-frequency short waves in sending broadcasts around the world. — — Map (db m40901) HM |
| On Ardmore Boulevard (U.S. 30) 0.1 miles west of Braddock Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Gateway to the West and steel center of the world. Named for William Pitt by General Forbes after the fall of French Fort Duquesne in 1758. Laid out as a town by John Campbell in 1764. Incorporated as a city, 1816. — — Map (db m75099) HM |
| On F Avenue at Avenue D, on the right when traveling east on F Avenue. |
| | The worlds 1st industrial Van de Graaff generator was created by Westinghouse Research Labs in 1937 as an early experiment with atomic energy. The 5-story pear-shaped structure is located here. The company remained active in establishing US . . . — — Map (db m47038) HM |
| | United States Army officer; he rose to the rank of general, 1951. In World War II, commanded the 82nd Airborne Division (famed for its invasion of Sicily), 1942-44; and 18th Airborne Corps, 1944-45. Supreme commander, United Nations forces in Korea, . . . — — Map (db m47552) WM |
| On Gibsonia Road (Pennsylvania Route 910) at Ewalt Road, on the right when traveling west on Gibsonia Road. |
| | Richland Historical Marker
Butler Short Line electric street car passed this spot as it ran between Pittsburgh and Butler carrying passengers and freight from May first, 1907 until April twenty-second, 1931. — — Map (db m55312) HM |
| On Meridian Road 0.1 miles south of Public Works Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Butler Short Line electric streetcar passed this spot as it ran between Pittsburgh and Butler carrying passengers and freight from May 1st, 1907 until April 22nd, 1931. — — Map (db m61017) HM |
| Near East Beaver Street at Glenfield Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam Era — — Map (db m92479) WM |
| On Front Street at Ferry Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street. |
| | 'Place of Beginning' at which the county survey commenced junction of Flaugherty Run and Ohio River created from Washington and Westmoreland counties. Approved by the General Assembly Sept. 24, 1788
Dedicated Sept. 24, 1988. — — Map (db m80705) HM |
| Near Main Street at Shousetown Bridge. |
| | Dedicated in memory of the following people who are buried within the gates of this cemetery
Ross Carter Rosie Cotter
Margaret Cotter
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Matilda Eberly Isabela Eberly
------------
John Harris Joseph M. Harris
Margaret C. . . . — — Map (db m80709) HM |
| On Washington Pike (Pennsylvania Route 50) at Greentree Road, on the right when traveling south on Washington Pike. |
| | Opened in 1948, this former Pittsburgh Racing Association racetrack was the site of the 1956 final performance of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus under the Big Top. Rising railroad costs, changing technology, labor troubles, space . . . — — Map (db m57519) HM |
| On Washington Pike (Pennsylvania Route 50) 0.1 miles south of Thoms Run Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Known as Woodville. Built 1785 by General John Neville; later occupied by his son, Colonel Presley Neville. Refuge of General Neville's family when some Whiskey Rebels burned his home at Bower Hill, July 17, 1794. — — Map (db m40979) HM |
| On Old Washington Pike at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Old Washington Pike. |
| | Oldest Episcopal Church in southwestern Pennsylvania, founded after the French and Indian War by veteran Major William Lea on his land grant. Francis Reno was the first vicar. Church members included General John Neville, the unpopular tax collector . . . — — Map (db m40978) HM |
| On West 8th Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) at Homestead Grays Bridge, on the right when traveling west on West 8th Street. |
| | Erected by the members of the Steel Worker Organizing Committee Local Unions in memory of the iron and steel workers who were killed in Homestead, PA., on July 6, 1892, while striking against the Carnegie Steel Company in defense of their American . . . — — Map (db m156112) HM |
| On 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837) 0.2 miles east of McClure Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Completed, early 1892. Through that summer, it was headquarters for the strike committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. Telegraph lines installed here transmitted the news from journalists who were covering the Homestead . . . — — Map (db m44871) HM |
| Near 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837) 0.2 miles east of McClure Steet. |
| | This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
This was the headquarters of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steelworkers at the time of the Homestead Strike. It is one of the . . . — — Map (db m44873) HM |
| Near 10th Avenue 0.1 miles west of Andrew Street. |
| | Carnegie Library
of Homestead
Alden and Harlow, Architects
1896-98 — — Map (db m44874) HM |
| On 10th Street 0.1 miles west of Andrew Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Carnegie Library opened here 1898. Host to athletic club that included world-renowned swimmers. Coached by Jack Scarry, Olympic medal winners were Susan Laird and Jo McKim, 1928, and Lenore Kight Wingard, 1932 and 1936. Anna Mae Gorman competed in . . . — — Map (db m44870) HM |
| On West 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837) at Homestead Grays Bridge on West 8th Avenue. |
| |
Standing at the foot of the Homestead Grays Bridge, Chiodo's Tavern embodied the spirit of Homestead and the Steel Valley. Originally the Trautman Hotel, the building housed a restaurant and bar for over 105 continuous years.
The longest . . . — — Map (db m156111) HM |
| On Amity Street near 9th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | United States Secretary of Labor, 1933-1945. Visited Homestead July 1933 to discuss New Deal policy. Local authorities barred her from meeting with aggrieved steelworkers in nearby Frick Park. Undeterred, she moved the assembly to federal property . . . — — Map (db m44867) HM |
| On East Waterfront Drive 0.7 miles west of E 8th Ave (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling west. |
| | On the morning of July 6, 1892, on orders of the Carnegie Steel Company, 300 Pinkerton agents attempted to land near here; strikers and citizens repulsed them. Seven workers and three Pinkertons were killed. 8,000 state militia arrived July 12; by . . . — — Map (db m39901) HM |
| On Amity Street near 9th Street. |
| | Labor leader, workers' advocate. Arrested and jailed in Homestead for speaking to striking steelworkers, 1919. When a judge asked who gave her a permit to speak publicly, she replied, "Patrick Henry. Thomas Jefferson. John Adams!" — — Map (db m44869) HM |
| On West Street at West 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling south on West Street. |
| |
This ingot buggy holding two ingot molds stands as a symbol of the massive Homestead Steel Works—the mill that dominated the landscape and economy of this area from the completion in 1881 until it shut down in 1986.
After steel was . . . — — Map (db m156115) HM |
| Near West Bridge Street 0.1 miles from West Waterfront Drive. |
| | For over a century, the massive Homestead Steel Works defined the Pittsburgh Region as the steelmaking capital of the world. Opened in 1881 by a handful of industrialists eager to take part in the industrial boom, the Homestead Works flourished . . . — — Map (db m116239) HM |
| On Amity Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Legendary baseball team that dominated the Negro Baseball Leagues during the first half of the 20th century. Founded by steelworkers in 1900, the Grays inspired African Americans locally and across the nation. Led by Cumberland Posey Jr., they won . . . — — Map (db m40890) HM |
| On East 8th Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 837) at Homestead Grays Bridge, on the right when traveling west on East 8th Avenue. |
| | Dedicated to the patriots of the Homestead District who served in the World War 1917 - 1919 — — Map (db m156113) WM |
| On East 8th Avenue at Homestead Grays Bridge, on the right when traveling west on East 8th Avenue. |
| |
In honor of the fighting
men of World War II
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 373
Homestead PA
Incorporated March 28, 1920
Dedicated Memorial Day 2002
— — Map (db m156114) HM WM |
| On Camp Meeting Road 0.1 miles north of Pilgrim Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Founded here in 1917 at Sunny Hill, the former home of David and Margaret Watson, it began as a residential school for disabled children. In 1952, Dr. Jonas Salk, assisted by medical director Dr. Jessie Wright, began the first human testing of his . . . — — Map (db m129888) HM |
| Near Ferry Street at Broad Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | To the men and women of Leetsdale who helped preserve the freedoms of humanity for all ages to come. — — Map (db m63501) WM |
| On George Street at Nichol Avenue, on the right when traveling west on George Street. |
| | On July 14, unskilled immigrant workers led a strike against the Pressed Steel Car Company. Strain among the strikers, replacement laborers, and state police erupted into a riot on August 22. Eleven men were killed near this footbridge. Strikers . . . — — Map (db m40873) HM |
| Near Sproul Street 0.1 miles east of Shingiss Street. |
| | Largest Native American burial mound in Western Pennsylvania (16 feet high & 85 feet wide). It was hand-built by the Adena people between 200 BC and 100 AD and later used by the Hopewell people. Late 19th century excavations uncovered 33 skeletons . . . — — Map (db m40899) HM |
| On Island Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 51) 0.2 miles south of Duke Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The noted jurist lived here. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, 1952-68. A presiding judge for the War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg, 1947-1948. State legislator, 1929-31. Veteran of two World Wars. Author of 16 books. Buried in Arlington National . . . — — Map (db m40900) HM |
| On Ohio Street at Center Street, on the right when traveling north on Ohio Street. |
| | Pressed Steel Car Company provided worker housing at substantial cost to employees, keeping them in constant debt. During the 1909 McKees Rocks strike against the company, immigrant workers were evicted from their homes. The evictions led to the . . . — — Map (db m40905) HM |
| On Ella Street at Helen Street, on the left when traveling west on Ella Street. |
| | St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church
1922
Carlton Strong, architect — — Map (db m82111) HM |
| On West Carson Street 0.1 miles north of Chartiers Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | At this site on October Twentieth, 1770, George Washington dined at the home of Alexander McKee. — — Map (db m87212) HM |
| On Arboretum Drive east of Eden Park Boulevard. |
| | From whom McKeesport derives its name, first permanent white settler at the forks of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers in 1755. The Colonial Government granted to him exclusive right of ferrage over these rivers April 3, 1769, called . . . — — Map (db m29962) HM |
| On Eden Park Boulevard 0 miles north of Tulip Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In 1934 this McKeesport native became the 1st woman to pilot a commercial airliner. Discriminated against because she was a woman, she resigned within a year and went on to become the 1st woman licensed instructor by the Civil Aeronautics Authority; . . . — — Map (db m47040) HM |
| On 5th Avenue at Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 148), on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue. |
| | On April 21, 1947, John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon debated the Taft-Hartley Labor-Management Relations Act at the Penn-McKee Hotel. The first debate between the two House Labor Committee members was a precursor to the iconic Kennedy-Nixon . . . — — Map (db m54922) HM |
| On Lysle Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 148) 0.2 miles west of Coursin Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Incorporated 1869, the works began production here, 1872. By 1901, when it became a subsidiary of United States Steel, this was the world's largest pipe producer. Major advances in inspection techniques originated here. Plant operations ceased in . . . — — Map (db m47041) HM |
| | An influential leader of the Seneca Nation in this area and ally of the British during the time of the French & Indian War. Encamped near here when George Washington paid respects to her, 1753. Died, 1754; according to legend, buried nearby. — — Map (db m47042) HM |
| | St. Nicholas Croatian Church
1900, Frederick Sauer, Architect
Murals 1937, Maxo Vanka — — Map (db m82018) HM |
| On Old Frankstown Road (Pennsylvania Route 2066) 0.3 miles east of Center Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The last base of General Forbes' army. After crossing nearly “two hundred miles of wild and unknown country,” the army entered Fort Duquesne on November 25, 1758. — — Map (db m40883) HM |
| Near Beatty Road at Cooper Road. |
| | Inspired by the good turn of an English Scout, he brought the Scouting movement to the United States. His efforts led to the incorporation of Boy Scouts of America in Washington, D.C., on February 8, 1910, and to its chartering by Congress on June . . . — — Map (db m40917) HM |
| |
Hyeholde
William Kryskill, designer
1931-38; 1952 — — Map (db m94365) HM |
| On Beaver Grade Road 0.1 miles east of Lozer Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | A militia captain during the American Revolution and civic leader in the early republic, Meeks was a petitioner to create Allegheny County in 1787. While making his living as a farmer, he took up arms to defend western Pa. during conflict and war. . . . — — Map (db m40221) HM |
| Near Beaver Grade Road at Thorn Run Road Extension. |
| | September 11, 2011
The Tenth Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks on the United States of America
The Moon Township Volunteer Fire Company and the Township of Moon
Dedicate this memorial in memory of the 2,752 persons who lost their lives . . . — — Map (db m130046) WM |
| On Mooncrest Drive at Old Thorn Run Road, on the right when traveling north on Mooncrest Drive. |
| | Designed and built in 1943 by the federal government as defense worker housing. Mooncrest residents produced armor plate, munitions, and ships at the nearby Dravo Corporation during World War II. Operated by U.S. Air Force after 1945; homes sold to . . . — — Map (db m40222) HM |
| Near Washington Road (Bypass U.S. 19) 0.1 miles south of Cedar Avenue. |
| | Mt. Lebanon Municipal Building
William H. King, Jr., Architect
1928-30 — — Map (db m72863) HM |
| Near Washington Road (Bypass U.S. 19) at Bower Hill Road. |
| | Saint Bernard Church
1933-47
William Richard Perry, Architects — — Map (db m72865) HM |
| Near Washington Road (Bypass U.S. 19) at Castle Shannon Boulevard. |
| | Southminster Presbyterian Church
Originally Mount Lebanon Presbyterian Church
Thomas Pringle, Architect
1927-1928 — — Map (db m72866) HM |
| On East 22nd Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on East 22nd Street. |
| | In these two adjoining cemeteries are buried six of the seven Carnegie Steel Company workers killed during the “Battle of Homestead” on July 6, 1892. The graves of Peter Ferris, Henry Striegel, and Thomas Weldon are here in Saint Mary's . . . — — Map (db m40891) HM |
| On Dickson Street at East 10th Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Dickson Street. |
| |
Originally St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Church
Titus de Bobula, architect
1903 — — Map (db m156106) HM |
| On East 10th Avenue just east of Amity Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | To those who served — — Map (db m156109) WM |
| On East 10th Avenue 0.2 miles west of Louise Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Erected by
the citizens of the
Borough of Munhall
to the memory
of her patriots in
the Great World War
1917 - 1919
In special commemoration
to those who made
the Supreme Sacrifice
this tablet is dedicated.
★ . . . — — Map (db m156094) WM |
| On Douglas Run Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Honor Roll
Erected as a lasting tribute to the men of
the community of Victory
who served their country in World Wars I and II — — Map (db m160339) WM |
| Near Burtner Road 0.1 miles east of Allegheny Valley Expressway (Pennsylvania Route 28). |
| | The Burtner House
Built 1821 — — Map (db m74890) HM |
| Near Grand Avenue at Phillips Avenue. |
| | During World War II, Dravo's shipyard here was a leader in the manufacture of Landing Ship Tanks--LSTs--for the United States Navy. Dravo's over 16,000 workers produced a total of 145 LSTs. This and four other inland yards, all using techniques . . . — — Map (db m40280) HM |
| On Library Street / Jones Avenue south of Bell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | July 9, 1755, General Braddock's British forces en route to capture Fort Duquesne were ambushed and routed by French and Indians within present limits of Braddock and North Braddock, forcing retreat and failure of the expedition. — — Map (db m59177) HM |
| On Library Street / Jones Avenue south of Bell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Known as the high tide of the Whiskey Rebellion, the rendezvous of militias from Pennsylvania's four western counties took place here, August 1-2, 1794. This was the largest armed resistance to the national government between the Revolutionary and . . . — — Map (db m59178) HM |
| On Jones Avenue 0.1 miles south of Bell Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Dedicated July 9, 1930 to Colonel George Washington, who served as aide-de-camp to General Edward Braddock in the Battle of Braddocks Field around this site July 9, 1755 — — Map (db m58973) HM |
| Near Noblestown Road 0.1 miles east of Pinkerton Run Road. |
| | Walker-Ewing Log House
Built c. 1795 — — Map (db m70113) HM |
| On the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Oakmont Service Plaza (Interstate 76 at milepost 49.3), on the right when traveling east. |
| | 15th U.S. Engineers. World War Volunteers. Enlisted at Pittsburgh. Trained here May 23, 1917 to July 8, 1917. Embarked from New York July 9, 1917. England July 19, 1917, to July 23, 1917. First Armed foreign troops to land in England since Sixteenth . . . — — Map (db m137) HM |
| Near Allegheny River Boulevard at Pennsylvania Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Oakmont Carnegie Library
Built 1901
Alden & Harlow, Architects — — Map (db m72331) HM |
| | Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan,
EOD Special Forces, 767th Ordnance Company,
192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group,
20th Support Command,
U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team Member
82nd Airborne Division
Combat . . . — — Map (db m85811) WM |
| Near Roosevelt Road at Mt. Nebo Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | MEMORIAL
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 . . . — — Map (db m63783) WM |
| On Saltsburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 380) at Frankstown Road, on the right when traveling east on Saltsburg Road. |
| | Bouquet Camp, supply base in the Forbes' campaign against the French holding Fort Duquesne in 1758, was near here. Named in honor of Colonel Bouquet, second-in-command and builder of Forbes Road. — — Map (db m40879) HM |
| On Saltsburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 380) at Frankstown Road, on the right when traveling east on Saltsburg Road. |
| | The Bouquet Encampment was located three miles east of this place which marks the farthest Northern point of the Forbes Road which leads Westward to Fort Duquesne
97 miles from Bedford — — Map (db m40884) HM |
| Near Beechwood Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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Frick Park, like nature itself, is an ongoing creation of human design and natural process. Long before Helen Clay Frick thought of making a park, this landscape bore signs of human use. Native American trails, pioneer gristmills, Civil War . . . — — Map (db m156173) HM |
| Near Isabella Street just west of Vulcan Way, on the left when traveling west. |
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This two-part sculpture recognizes the significant contributions of Pittsburgh and to American labor history by a symbolic representation of labor's role in our nation's development. The human figures populating the facades are engaged in this . . . — — Map (db m156087) HM |
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