On Forbes Avenue at Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Forbes Avenue.
"In the courthouse and jail the man was bigger than the style." Frank Lloyd Wright [1935]
In 1841 the second Allegheny County Courthouse was erected on Grant's Hill, a more prominent site than the Market Square location of the first . . . — — Map (db m156234) HM
On Fifth Avenue at Wood Street, on the right when traveling west on Fifth Avenue.
James E. Rohr
rose from the position of management trainee to become
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Under his leadership, PNC became . . . — — Map (db m156260) HM
On Boulevard of the Allies at Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Boulevard of the Allies.
Pioneering editor and publisher who issued first edition of Pittsburgh Gazette, 1786. First newspaper west of Alleghenies, it became the Post-Gazette, 1927. A Berks County native, he was active in Western Pennsylvania's civic affairs; home and print . . . — — Map (db m42024) HM
Using a five-barrel still, Samuel M. Kier erected on this site about 1854 the first commercial refinery to produce illuminating oil from petroleum. He used crude oil from salt wells at Tarentum. — — Map (db m43399) HM
Near Centre Avenue at Washington Place, on the right when traveling east.
Mario Lemieux's career was defined not only by spectacular talent but also by fierce determination and uncommon resilience - qualities that enabled him to break through adversity and overcome immense challenges both on and off the ice.
Marion . . . — — Map (db m79960) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.2 miles east of Grant Street, on the right when traveling east.
On August 31, 1803, Captain Meriwether Lewis and his crew set off from Pittsburgh at a point near here on their heroic journey to the Pacific coast. The goals of the expedition were to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean, to collect specimens . . . — — Map (db m174435) HM
On Wood Street at 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Wood Street.
Great Hungarian Patriot, Champion of liberty, Statesman and Orator, Governor of Hungary in 1849. Lodged in the Hotel St. Charles on this site January 22-31, 1852 as guest of the City of Pittsburgh while on a tour of the United States. — — Map (db m156254) HM
On 3rd Avenue near Market Street, on the right when traveling east.
A promoter of African-American nationalism, Delany published a Black newspaper, The Mystery, at an office near here. He attended Harvard Medical School, practiced medicine in Pittsburgh, and was commissioned as a major in the Civil War. — — Map (db m42025) HM
Near Commonwealth Place at Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
Golden-yellow fruit of the native mayapple are edible when ripe. The rest of the plant, including unripe green fruit, is very toxic to humans. Native Americans used the dried fruit in sauces and breads. — — Map (db m156279) HM
Near Forbes Avenue just east of Grant Street, on the right when traveling west.
Was held at Point State Park
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Citizens of Allegheny County
offers daily prayers for
their safe return.
Dear God, we ask you in Your infinite Mercy, to safely return those still Missing in Action in Southeast . . . — — Map (db m156218) WM
Near Commonwealth Place at Liberty Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
The Senate and House
of Representatives of the
United States of America
enact into law
July 18, 1979
National Recognition Day
as the first ceremony held on this site
for
Ex-Prisoners of War,
Those Missing in Action,
and those . . . — — Map (db m156275) HM WM
Near Grant Street at Forbes Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
A mass meeting was held December 27th, 1860 to protest against removing war munitions from the Allegheny Arsenal to the south. The order was countermanded by President James Buchanan. — — Map (db m202805) HM
On Third Avenue west of Ross Street, on the left when traveling west.
Founded in the 1870s. it was one of the first in the eastern U.S. Chinese immigrants started civic organizations and owned businesses to serve their neighborhood. Despite displacement initiated by the 1920s Blvd. of the Allies, Chinese ethnic . . . — — Map (db m197338) HM
Near Commonwealth Place at Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the left when traveling north.
Welcoming home the troops of Desert Storm and all veterans. A living reminder of our hopes for a lasting peace from the grateful people of Western Pennsylvania. — — Map (db m156280) WM
First commercially successful U.S. plate glass maker, founded 1883 by John Ford, John Pitcairn and others. First plant was at Creighton; office was half a block east of here on Fourth Avenue. The company became PPG Industries in 1968. — — Map (db m40935) HM
On Grant Street just south of 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
This Pledge of Allegiance was . . . — — Map (db m156213) HM
Near Seventh Street at Grant Street, on the right when traveling east.
Near this site in the 1850s Samuel Kier constructed a cast-iron distillation unit for refining crude oil. Kier's one-barrel still produced kerosene, a clean burning lamp fuel. Later, Kier built a five-barrel still and invented a lamp that minimized . . . — — Map (db m83951) HM
The Smithfield Street Bridge is America's oldest steel truss bridge and an International Engineering Landmark, as well as on the National Register as a Historic Landmark.
Gustav Lindenthal, the "Dean of Bridge Engineers," designed the bridge in . . . — — Map (db m199551) HM
On First Avenue at Try Street, on the right when traveling east on First Avenue.
The first steam boat built west of the Alleghenies, the "New Orleans" was launched Oct. 15, 1811, near this site at Suke's Run. Pittsburgh became a center for steamboat construction and a gateway for 19th-century westward expansion. — — Map (db m48357) HM
On Grant Street just north of Forbes Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
The day after the fall of Fort Duquesne, General Forbes wrote in a letter to William Pitt:–
"I have used the freedom of giving your name to Fort Duquesne, as I hope it was in some measure the being actuated by your spirits . . . — — Map (db m156215) HM
On Liberty Avenue at Grant Street on Liberty Avenue.
In 1877, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was the largest corporation in the world. In that year the PRR, like railroads across the country, instituted massive lay-offs and wage cuts—reportedly due to declining profits. When workers on . . . — — Map (db m26104) HM
This tablet commemorates the First Holy Mass at Fort Duquesne, celebrated April 16th, 1754, by the Reverend Denys Baron, chaplain to the French forces in occupancy. — — Map (db m65608) HM
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States. — — Map (db m43571) HM
You are standing on what was once the parade ground of Fort Pitt, one of the largest military fortifications in 18th century North America. British and colonial American soldiers built this massive fort between 1759 and 1761 in order to control the . . . — — Map (db m43573) HM
Near Boulevard of the Allies at Stanwix Street, on the right.
This building marks the site of the hotel where Lafayette lodged from May 30 to June 1, 1825 on his tour as the nations guest. The tavern was known as the Mansion House and was removed about 1838. — — Map (db m106417) HM
The Site of
Fort Pitt
Built
1758 - 1761
Visited by
George Washington
1753 - 1758 - 1770
————————
This tablet placed by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
of Allegheny . . . — — Map (db m98829) HM
On Fort Duquesne Boulevard at Stanwix Street, on the right when traveling east on Fort Duquesne Boulevard.
The banners seen above are the result of a unique collaboration between private commercial interests and the City of Pittsburgh to create a public art installation on a scale rarely seen. Large format banners convert the byas of a parking garage . . . — — Map (db m156269) HM
The three identical bridges spanning the Allegheny
River are the only known example of a triple set of bridges constructed side-by-side across a major river. They were built between 1926 and 1928 when the War Department ruled that bridges over . . . — — Map (db m74213) HM
On 5th Avenue at Wood Street, on the right when traveling west on 5th Avenue.
This building marks the site of the hotel where Lafayette lodged from May 30 to June 1, 1825 on his tour as the nation's guest. The tavern was known as the Mansion House and was removed about 1838 — — Map (db m156262) HM
On Fourth Avenue at Grant Street, on the right when traveling east on Fourth Avenue.
In the Grant Building here on June 17, 1936, the Steel Workers Organizing Committee was founded. Renamed in 1942, the USWA became one of the world's largest unions, embracing over a million workers. Philip Murray was its first . . . — — Map (db m43401) HM
On Boulevard of the Allies at Smithfield Street, on the right when traveling west on Boulevard of the Allies.
On this site in 1787 stood a log schoolhouse
The first home of the
University of Pittsburgh
This plaque erected by the General Alumni Association of the University of Pittsburgh
June 10, 1957
And rededicated on the year of the University's . . . — — Map (db m74981) HM
Near 5th Avenue just east of Grant Street, on the right when traveling west.
This courtyard park is a lasting tribute dedicated to those who served with unselfish devotion the flag of our country which, under God, is the protector of all seekers of freedom. — — Map (db m156217) WM
On Grant Street just south of 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Chartered by
Act of United States Congress
Organized
on September 14-17, 1914, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
by the Amalgamation of the Army of the Philippines, American Veterans of Foreign Service and the Army of the Philippines, Cuba and . . . — — Map (db m156211) HM
This restored wall presents a section through a typical masonry rampart of Fort Pitt. Originally built of brick burned at the site and stone quarried in the area. The fort was a five-sided structure with a bastion at each corner and measured a . . . — — Map (db m99064) HM
Point State Park
Point state park, located at the confluence of three rivers, is at the tip of Pittsburghs “Golden Triangle”. It commemorates and preserves the strategic and historic heritage of the area during the French and . . . — — Map (db m149963) HM
Near Commonwealth Place at Liberty Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Fountain
The Point State Park fountain opened in 1974 and immediately became a famous symbol of Pittsburgh's strength. The fountain's welcoming column of water soars high above Point State Park, highlighting the unique geographical . . . — — Map (db m156271) HM
Pioneer in development of alternating current, permitting transmission of electricity over long distances. Founded 1886 by George Westinghouse, it first made AC motors, generators, transformers in a plant at Garrison Place and Penn Avenue. — — Map (db m43569) HM
On Commonwealth Place at Liberty Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Commonwealth Place.
This native herb poisons the meat and milk of cows that graze on its leaves and blooms. Thousands of European-American settlers, including Abraham Lincoln's mother, died from this "milk sickness" before its cause was known. — — Map (db m156273) HM
Near Market Square near Market Street, on the left when traveling east.
The pioneering study of industrial conditions in Allegheny County by Crystal Eastman documented 526 workplace deaths in one year. A component of the land-mark Pittsburgh Survey, it led to industrial accident prevention programs and workers' . . . — — Map (db m40934) HM
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
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
Perry Homestead Loan & Trust Company was constructed in the Classical Revival Style. Fraternal lodges and organizations were hosted on the 3rd floor; 1st floor contained a grocery store, meat market, and bicycle shop. — — Map (db m99529) HM
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
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 Beechwood Boulevard at Boulevard Drive, on the right when traveling east on Beechwood Boulevard.
Dedicated to the noble deeds of Greenfield men and women who served their country in World Wars I and II and the lasting memory of their names — — Map (db m81390) WM
On Beechwood Boulevard at Federal Hill Street, on the right when traveling north on Beechwood Boulevard.
Born near Harrisburg, Girty crossed cultural boundaries between native and white societies. He was captured and adopted by Seneca Indians in 1756. Upon his release, he settled here with his family. He worked as an interpreter for the British and . . . — — Map (db m108791) HM
On Baldwin Road north of Mifflin Road (Pennsylvania Route 885), on the left when traveling north.
This tablet erected in honor of the men of
Hays Borough, Penna.
who answered the call of their country in
the World War 1917-1919
[Roll of Honored Dead]
Charles C. Jeffries John Tobasco Elmer L. Bertan
[Honor Roll of . . . — — Map (db m225650) WM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 1.4 miles south of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling south.
John Redman owned and operated a saw mill near Beck's Run Road along the Monongahela River near Page Dairy Mart. In 1866, his company processed 400,000 cubic feet of logs, making three million feet of lumber. The thriving community prospered with a . . . — — Map (db m174376) HM
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
On Farm House Road north of Grafton Street, on the right when traveling north.
Today's Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, one of only seven major zoo and aquarium combinations in the country, was made possible in the 1890s by the donation of a powerful Pittsburgh political boss. Holding the belief that "no more interesting or . . . — — Map (db m182062) HM
On Farm House Road north of Grafton Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1788 Alexander Negley, one of the first settlers in the area that is now known as Highland Park, purchased a 278-acre farm along the Allegheny River which he named "Fertile Bottom." This land extended over much of what is now Highland Park . . . — — Map (db m181909) HM
On Farm House Road north of Grafton Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1788, Alexander Negley became one of the earliest settlers of the East Liberty Valley, bringing his family west from Philadelphia to a 300-acre farm in Pittsburgh. Part of the original Negley family farmland is now Highland Park.
Negley . . . — — Map (db m182059) HM
On North Murtland Street, 0 miles north of Monticello Street, on the right when traveling south.
Jazz composer and arranger. Collaborator with Duke Ellington. Billy Strayhorn's "Take the A Train" became the Ellington orchestra's theme song. A graduate of Westinghouse High School, Strayhorn had his musical talents nurtured here. — — Map (db m47045) HM
This cemetery contains the graves of over 1,300 patients, buried from May 26th, 1863 to March 8, 1937, some of whom were veterans of the Civil War, World War I and World War II. The hospital was closed in 1984, and demolished in 2006. — — Map (db m187567) HM
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
On Washington Boulevard (Pennsylvania Route 8) south of the Lincoln Avenue overpass, on the right when traveling south.
The Purple Heart is the oldest military decoration in the world in present use and the first American award made available to the common soldier. It was initially created as the Badge of Military Merit by General George Washington in 1782. . . . — — Map (db m181988) HM
On Frankstown Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Famed jazz composer and pianist. A child prodigy, she grew up in this city; went to Lincoln School here, 1919-1923. Played for Andy Kirk in 1930s; then arranged music for Duke Ellington and others. Major works include "Zodiac Suite" and "Mary Lou's . . . — — Map (db m40898) HM
Dedicated November 12, 2012
In memory of Sidney W. Singer,
T SGT, US Army Air Forces
World War II
Sidney founded Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard and dedicated his life to helping others. A longtime member of the Jewish War . . . — — Map (db m181992) HM
On 40th Street at Foster Street, on the left when traveling north on 40th Street.
Name of a Delaware Indian village that covered this site from about 1731 to the French occupation, 1754. It was the Allegheny River terminus of the Raystown Indian and Traders Path from Carlisle to the west. — — Map (db m40908) HM
On Apple Street, 0.1 miles west of Stranahan Street, on the right when traveling west.
Here at the Cardwell School of Music, this first national Black opera company was founded in 1941 by Mary Cardwell Dawson. Noted for its musical genius, it performed for 21 years in Pittsburgh, Washington, New York, and other cities. — — Map (db m47046) HM
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
Designed by Benjamin H. Latrobe. Built by
Captain Abram R. Woolley on land purchased by the
federal government from William B. Foster.
Served as ammunition production center during
Indian, Mexican and Civil Wars.
This tablet . . . — — Map (db m224807) HM
On Butler Street at 40th Street, on the right when traveling east on Butler Street.
Pittsburgh native and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, 1979. Here Unitas quarterbacked semi-pro Bloomfield Rams to a Steel Bowl Football Conference championship in 1955. Signed with the Baltimore Colts in 1956, leading them to an NFL championship . . . — — Map (db m40892) HM
On Penn Avenue at Butler Street, on the right when traveling east on Penn Avenue.
In The Great Strike of 1877, a labor dispute between workers and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company set off a popular uprising. The Philadelphia militia shot into an unarmed crowd on July 21st and then took shelter in the roundhouse at 26th Street. . . . — — Map (db m26113) HM
On Smallman Street, 0.1 miles east of 33rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Long a major producer of lubricating grease for industry, transportation, and the military. In WW II, supplied 5,000,000 pounds of “Eisenhower grease,” vital to the war effort. Founded here in 1885, by Grant McCargo. After 1929, part of . . . — — Map (db m40903) HM
On Penn Avenue, 0.1 miles east of 38th Street, on the left when traveling east.
In the Great Strike of 1877, a labor dispute between workers and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company set off a popular uprising. Militiamen were called in to put down the strike and clashed with disgruntled citizens. On the second day of the conflict, . . . — — Map (db m26213) HM
On Penn Avenue at 36th Street, on the right when traveling east on Penn Avenue.
America's beloved composer of folk songs and ballads was born nearby on July 4, 1826, and lived in the Pittsburgh area most of his life. After achieving fame in writing songs for Christy's Minstrels, he gradually declined in health and died in New . . . — — Map (db m40910) HM
On North Franklin Street at Cheateau St on North Franklin Street.
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of those Men and Women of the Twenty-First Ward who gave their lives in World War II and all others who served honorably in the name of freedom.
To the cause for which these patriots so valiantly fought . . . — — Map (db m233033) WM
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. Blakeys group, “The Jazz Messengers,” featured Hank Mobley, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, and Wynton . . . — — Map (db m48883) HM
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
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
Johnson Studio was one of the first African-American owned and operated businesses to locate on Centre Avenue. The Studio was first opened at 1862 Centre Avenue in 1923 under the founder's name, Luther H. Johnson, Photographer. The name was changed . . . — — Map (db m78475) HM
Hailed as Negro leagues' greatest slugger, he hit some 800 home runs in a baseball career that began here at Ammons Field in 1929. Played for Homestead Grays and Pittsburgh Crawfords, 1930-1946. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, '72. — — Map (db m40893) HM
Through 24 years of public service, Mr. Mason worked tirelessly to increase housing and employment opportunities for minorities. Mr. Mason was an exceptional civil rights leader and human being. He served numerous roles throughout the city: . . . — — Map (db m78476) HM
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
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
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
On 5th Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Lytton Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Historic Landmark
Cathedral of Learning 1926-1937 — — Map (db m214313) HM
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 museum's . . . — — Map (db m189203) HM
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
On Bayard Street at North Bellefield Street, on the right when traveling west on Bayard Street.
A distinguished philanthropist and humanitarian, she created and funded numerous social service agencies, including the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, here. Her pioneering efforts in charitable giving have served those in need, . . . — — Map (db m46526) HM
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