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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In commemoration of
Maria Sklodowska Curie
A Polish scientist
Discoverer of Radium and Polonium
Conferred Degree of Doctor of Laws
By the University of Pittsburgh on May 26th, 1921
Inspecting facilities of Standard Chemical Company at . . . — — Map (db m127227) HM
Founded here by brothers J.J. and Joseph Flannery in 1913, it was the first commercial producer of radium in the US. Radium production was the earliest nuclear industry. Discoverer Marie Curie visited the laboratory in 1921 and was presented with 1 . . . — — Map (db m127226) HM
Tribute to Pittsburgh's beloved writer of songs and ballads, including Oh Suzanna, Old Folks at Home and My Old Kentucky Home. Born in 1826 and died in 1864. — — Map (db m189207) HM
First institution of higher education west of the Alleghenies and north of the Ohio River. Founded in 1787 as the Pittsburgh Academy, it became the Western University of Pennsylvania in 1819. Present name was adopted in 1908. — — Map (db m40914) HM
The Veterans of Foreign Wars organized September 14-17, 1914, at the former Schenley Hotel near here. Veterans who had served in Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines and China were among its founders. — — Map (db m40915) HM
Irish-born, educated in Europe as a cellist, Herbert conducted the Pittsburgh Orchestra here, 1898-1904. His compositions ranged from classical orchestral works to popular operettas including Babes in Toyland and Naughty Marietta. — — Map (db m40916) HM
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
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
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
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 m209904) HM
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 m191483) HM
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 m191484) HM
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
Dedicated
August 25, 1996
Rededication
Saturday May 17, 2003
County of Allegheny
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, Incorporated — — Map (db m60475) HM
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 m191481) HM
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
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
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
They told us, "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it." So we fought in the mountains on Heartbreak Ridge and waded ashore at Inchon. We froze in the winter and baked in the summer sun. At times, we were greatly outnumbered; but . . . — — Map (db m156079) WM
Erected in 1955
by the fans of America in honor of a baseball immortal, a champion among champions, whose record on and off the playing field of the National Game will ever stand as a monument to his own greatness and as an example and . . . — — Map (db m156090) HM
About the Memorial
American servicemen and women braved violent combat in Korea. The Nation suffered great losses in the War and spiritual anguish in its aftermath. Friends parted, lives were uprooted, futures were transformed; many died or were . . . — — Map (db m60271) WM
This portion of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail is named for The
Honorable Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. the 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh.
Mayor Murphy's vision for our public riverfronts led to the construction of this park, the expansion of our riverfront . . . — — Map (db m216433)
At this exact location, one play changed the history of a storied franchise. The Immaculate Reception is a play that forever will be remembered as the turning point for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a moment that clinched the first playoff win in their . . . — — Map (db m64762) HM
Few cities have the visual drama of Pittsburgh, or so rich a collection of national memories. At the Pittsburgh Point two rivers converge: The Allegheny River flowing from the north and the Monongahela River from the south. These rivers drain the . . . — — Map (db m78366) HM
Opened on July 16, 1970. Home to the Pirates, who won two World Series, and the Steelers, who won four Super Bowl Championships, creating Pittsburgh's "City of Champions" identity. It was the site of Roberto Clemente's 3,000th hit, September 30, . . . — — Map (db m39908) HM
Timber Court was built in 1880 as a lumber mill. Many of the houses constructed in Old Allegheny on the North Side of Pittsburgh used lumber milled at Timber Court.
In 1983, WTW Architects designed the transformation of Timber Court into an . . . — — Map (db m82415) HM
The canopy covering the statues is taken from the shape of a Hibiscus Flower Pod an asiatic symbol of rebirth and regeneration, symbolizing the warrior's return to peace to begin the journey of healing the scars of war.
On the ceiling of the . . . — — Map (db m58626) HM
On October 13, 1960, Pirates Second Baseman William Stanley Mazeroski was the batter in the bottom of the 9th inning of game 7 of the World Series at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates were still battling the New York Yankees and the Series was . . . — — Map (db m189107) HM
Born on March 28, 1811 in Prachatitz, Bohemia · Ordained June 25, 1836 in New York City · In 1840 joined the Redemptorists · Became a United States citizen in 1848 · In 1852 named Bishop of Philadelphia by Pope Pius IX · Died January 5, 1860 · . . . — — Map (db m181790) HM
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 m199602) HM
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 m209905) 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
Born near here, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Martha Graham created a modern and unique movement style. In 1927, she founded her School of Contemporary Dance, revolutionizing the art of modern dance with innovative works such as . . . — — Map (db m42222) HM
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
Observatory Hill was originall part of Allegheny City. Since Allegheny City's annexation to the City of Pittsburgh in 1907, the Observatory Hill district has expanded and is home to nearly 14,000 residents. The neighborhood features stately homes, a . . . — — Map (db m79697) HM
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
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
The greenhouse is a reproduction and partial reconstruction of one that served the Frick family from 1897 through the 1970s. When Henry and Adelaide Frick purchased Clayton in 1882, they had a small greenhouse built near the Homewood Avenue fence . . . — — Map (db m156188) HM
At the turn of the 20th century, the Frick family grew produce like peas, Brussels sprouts, beans and corn for the household in this garden. Helen Clay Frick especially enjoyed celery, which was considered a delicacy at the time. Asparagus was . . . — — Map (db m156194) HM
The Playhouse was built in 1897. It was designed by the architectural firm Alden & Harlow, along with a new greenhouse next door. The Playhouse was a center of activity for the privileged Frick children. Daughter Helen played and entertained . . . — — Map (db m156184) HM
Doctor Woods was born at Cincinnati Ohio June 29 1862 Granted the degree Doctor of Medicine by University of Tennessee 1882 Practiced his profession at Vallonia and Seymour Indiana to 1885 at Philadelphia Pennsylvania to 1888 and at . . . — — Map (db m182025) HM
The Italian Renaissance-style Frick Art Museum was designed by Pittsburgh architects Pratt, Schafer & Slowik and opened in October 1970. The other buildings that now make up The Frick Pittsburgh (Clayton, the Car and Carriage Museum, the . . . — — Map (db m156183) HM
In 1884, George Westinghouse drilled a natural gas well here on his estate, Solitude, now Westinghouse Park. When gas was struck, an uncontrolled geyser erupted for a week. Within two years, Westinghouse obtained over 30 patents for the distribution . . . — — Map (db m113322) HM
A pivotal moment in The Great Strike happened here, on July 21st, 1877. Striking railroad workers blocked the tracks, while their families and supporters looked on from the hillside. Militiamen were brought in from Philadelphia to clear the workers . . . — — Map (db m26112) HM
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
The land that Henry Clay Frick bequeathed to the City in his will was re-dedicated as the Frick Woods Nature Reserve on Earth Day 1991. Frick's wish that the people of Pittsburgh have an undeveloped wildlife area to enjoy has been realized in . . . — — Map (db m156125) HM
Gratefully dedicated to these men from Regent Square who went forth to battle unselfishly, courageously and whose valiant service will be forever remembered with pride
Brown, Jack W.
Davis, Charles W.
Dempster, Thomas E.
Hafer, . . . — — Map (db m156124) HM WM
Henry Clay Frick
Frick was born in 1849 in West Overton, Westmoreland County, PA. He attended Otterbein University for one year, but did not graduate. In 1871, at 21 years old, Frick joined two cousins and a friend in a small partnership, . . . — — Map (db m156128) HM
Honor Roll
Erected as a lasting tribute to the men and women of the Fifth District of Ross Township who served their country in World War II. — — Map (db m199944) WM
Colonel Alexander Leroy Hawkins
Born September 6 1843 Died July 18 1899 at sea
on United States Transport Senator
Served in the
War for the Union 1861-65
The Spanish American War 1898
The Philippine Insurrection 1899 . . . — — Map (db m225214) WM
Side A
WPA Structures
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was instituted by Presidential Executive Order under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 1935 to generate public jobs for the unemployed during the Great . . . — — Map (db m225209) HM
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
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
You are standing above the historic route of the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad—one of the most important railroad corridors in the country.
Connecting Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the first train arrived in East Liberty in . . . — — Map (db m90281) HM
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