On Bayard Street at Amberson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Bayard Street.
Built on lowlands here in 1792. Birth of the iron industry in the Pittsburgh region. It made stove and grate castings. Closed about a year later due to lack of ore and wood. — — Map (db m46529) HM
Near South Highland Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Centre Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
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.
The Main Line, which first connected Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in 1852, is significant . . . — — Map (db m90280) HM
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 m191485) HM
The shift to mass production in the steel industry brought thousands of new workers to Pittsburgh and forever changed the city. Between 1870 and 1900, Pittsburgh's population quadrupled. Through Ellis Island and from across the nation came the . . . — — Map (db m191487) HM
The partnership between Jones & Laughlin combined the skills of an older financial genius with those of a brilliant young entrepreneur. Before the Civil War, Jones established a rolling mill on the South Side, and Laughlin subsequently built an iron . . . — — Map (db m100349) HM
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
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
On Smithfield Street, 0.1 miles north of Carson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Here in 1846, Roebling built the first wire rope suspension bridge to carry a highway over the Monongahela River. He also designed a bridge across the Allegheny River, a railroad bridge at Niagara Falls, and the Brooklyn Bridge. — — Map (db m42221) HM
On East Station Square Drive at Three Rivers Heritage Trail, on the left when traveling west on East Station Square Drive.
Design in 1992 by Oehme, van Swoden & Associates, Inc., these gardens pioneer the concept of the modern naturalized garden.
This natural landscape concept is now maintained by the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
For . . . — — Map (db m156282) HM
On West Station Square Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Built 1898-1901
William George Burns, Architect
[Additional plaque on the left:]
This Building Listed
National Register
of Historic Places
— — Map (db m156285) HM
On West Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling south.
First glass factory in Pittsburgh was established on this site by James O'Hara and Isaac Craig in 1797. It manufactured bottles and window glass until the 1880s. A precursor of Pittsburgh's rise as the nation's largest glass producer. — — Map (db m8688) HM
On West Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) at Smithfield Street Bridge, on the right when traveling east on West Carson Street.
Brady St. Bridge was a through-cantilever bridge designed by Albert L. Schultz in 1896 for highway and streetcar traffic crossing the Monongahela River. It was the first city-erected bridge that was toll free. The railings were recovered by the . . . — — Map (db m156281) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 1.3 miles south of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling south.
Originally the Hays Mansion owned by James B. Hays and built in the mid-1800's, this property was purchased by Charles H. Butterweck in 1916 from Stella and Louis Hays. Although the original home was destroyed in the 1936 flood, there is pictured . . . — — Map (db m174403) HM
Near South 27th Street at South Water Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Iron City
For much of the 19th century, Pittsburgh was known as the Iron City. Home to large and small iron mills and foundries, the region produced a diversity of iron products including nails, cannon, structural and sheet iron, as . . . — — Map (db m174190) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 1.3 miles south of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling south.
In 1871, James Hays established the Beck's Run Mine. He employed 220 miners, 14 drivers, plus 17 mules. The mine's output was upwards of 15,000 bushels a day. In the miners picture, the man standing on the left is Christian Steiner, born September . . . — — Map (db m174415) HM
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
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.3 miles west of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling west.
Teeming Ingots
After steel was made in Open Hearth facilities, it was often teemed or formed into columns of steel called ingots. This was done by pouring the molten steel into ingot molds. The ingots would be transported through the Works on . . . — — Map (db m174473) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.1 miles west of South 18th Street, on the right when traveling west.
In the late 19th century, tens of thousands of immigrants, primarily from Europe, came to America searching for an opportunity to make a better life for themselves and their families. Overcoming the hardships of the trip, resettlement in a foreign . . . — — Map (db m174470) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.3 miles west of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged.
For over 140 years, the Jones & Laughlin Company (J&L) defined Pittsburgh. Its huge blast furnaces, open-hearth facilities, and neon J&L sign were landmarks for many Pittsburghers. The plant was located on this stretch of land and on a tract . . . — — Map (db m174472) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.2 miles west of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged.
A World unto Itself
With coke ovens, blast furnaces, and steelmaking facilities, the Jones & Laughlin Pittsburgh Works was a fully integrated steel mill. Existing as a world unto itself where all levels of production were under the company's . . . — — Map (db m174477) HM
Near Three Rivers Heritage Trail at South 28th Street.
Often shipped by rail from ovens and furnaces in slag pots, like the one displayed here, slag is the waste by-product of the iron and steel making process. It can be used in making roadbeds, landfill, concrete, fertilizer and aquarium gravel.
. . . — — Map (db m94086) HM
In 1841, a privately owned company called the Monongahela Navigation Company built the first navigation dam on the Monongahela River. This dam and Lock #1 became the first of 15 lock and dam complexes built on the Monongahela River by 1904. Lock #1 . . . — — Map (db m152178) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.5 miles east of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
The stone and brick foundations, industrial objects, and other archaeological remains along this section of the trail are remnants of the famous Oliver Iron and Steel Company. A leading national manufacturer of all types of nuts and bolts, hardware . . . — — Map (db m174468) HM
The cement pad beneath your feet was once the floor of the Pump House for Jones & Laughlin's No. 2 Open Hearth Shop. Pump houses were an integral part of the steelmaking process. Water, used for cooling of the metal and machinery, was pulled from . . . — — Map (db m94103) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.4 miles east of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
Packhorses, rivers and the Pennsylvania Canal were Pittsburgh's transportation system until the years before the Civil War. Railroads offered inexpensive routes and year-round service to compete with the ice jams, floods, and costly repairs that . . . — — Map (db m174459) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.4 miles east of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Pennsylvania Canal was Pittsburgh's most important transportation system until the 1850s when railroads began to replace the old canal system. Irish workers dug the canal across the state from the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg to the . . . — — Map (db m174462) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.4 miles east of South 4th Street, on the left when traveling east.
The glass industry in Pittsburgh evolved from small factories making the earliest windowpanes and hand-blown bottles into large mechanized plants using sophisticated technology. More glass was made in Pittsburgh than any other area in the United . . . — — Map (db m174461) HM
On South 18th Street, 0 miles south of East Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837), on the right when traveling north.
At hall on this site on April 3, 1917, a speech by I. J. Paderewski to delegates at convention of the Polish Falcons began the movement to recruit a Polish army in the United States to fight in Europe with Allies for creating an independent Poland. — — Map (db m49104) HM
Three rivers draining the western slopes of the Allegheny Mountains meet at the Pittsburgh Point. The Monongahela flows from the mountains of West Virginia and the Allegheny comes down from northern Pennsylvania. Together the two rivers join to form . . . — — Map (db m152155) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.2 miles west of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling west.
National Heritage Area
The Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area celebrates the legacy of how one region, in a sustained and thunderous blast of innovation, ambition, and fire, forever changed America and its place in the world. It is the . . . — — Map (db m174487) HM
On Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) at 10th Street, on the left when traveling east on Carson Street.
In grateful recognition of
patriotic service given to their
country by men and women
of the Seventeenth Ward
in the World War 1917·18
Within this stone are imbedded the
names of those who served and
those who made the supreme . . . — — Map (db m181881) HM WM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.3 miles west of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling west.
The Morgan Mill Gate
Ingots of steel from the Open Hearth moved through different types of milling equipment to be made into various shapes. Some of these ingots were taken to a series of rolling mills that squeezed the ingots into smaller . . . — — Map (db m174475) HM
On Carson Street (Pennsylvania Route 837) at 18th Street, on the right when traveling east on Carson Street.
The South Side Vietnam Veterans
dedicate this memorial
as a tribute
to the love of our
families which sustained us,
to the duty and honor
that drove us,
to our brothers who
are still with us
and
to those we left behind . . . — — Map (db m181872) WM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 1.3 miles south of Hot Metal Bridge, on the right when traveling south.
On March 16, 1936, the weather was warmer than usual. Torrential rains had followed a cold and snowy winter, leading to the rapid melting of snow and ice on the upper Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers and their tributaries. The waters were already . . . — — Map (db m174408) HM
In 1885, the Monongahela Connecting Railroad (MonCon) was chartered as a subsidiary of Jones & Laughlin's, Ltd. Rail lines were built on both the northern and southern sides of the river. At this time, the only connection between the plants was a . . . — — Map (db m94101) HM
Pittsburgh is an amalgamation of land and water and people. Art that attempts to mirror this city's spirit, if it hopes to succeed, must acknowledge and reflect the collaboration between landscape and memory. The city forged by these men and women . . . — — Map (db m152153) HM
On Forbes Avenue at Margaret Morrison Street, on the right when traveling south on Forbes Avenue.
This is the original site of the baseball diamond
dedicated by
J.P. "Pat" Crecine
in recognition of his commitment to the life of the students of Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Crecine received his Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral . . . — — Map (db m156200) HM
On Fifth Avenue west of Devonshire Street, on the right when traveling east.
Television station, located here, opened April 1954, as first community-sponsored educational television station in America. In 1955 it was the first to telecast classes to elementary schools. — — Map (db m40913) HM
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)
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
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
Near Beechwood Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In order to promote understanding of the African Diaspora, the Heinz History Center and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy have collaborated to create this Slavery to Freedom Garden. The garden honors authentic historical accounts and highlights . . . — — Map (db m156137) HM
Near Beechwood Boulevard east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to a space that honors African-American knowledge and use of native flora. From 1501 to the 1880s, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade transported over 440,000 Africans to North America. Learning about their new landscape was essential to . . . — — Map (db m156138) HM
On West Circuit Road just south of Schenley Drive, on the right when traveling north.
George Westinghouse
Union Soldier
Citizen of Pittsburgh
Founder of the Westinghouse
Industries
Benefactor of humanity
through his labors
and inventions
1846 - 1914
The first substitution of high voltage electricity for . . . — — Map (db m156205) HM WM
On West Circuit Road just south of Schenley Drive, on the right when traveling north.
History
Honoring George Westinghouse -- An Industrial Hero
Once called "The Greatest Living Engineer," George Westinghouse was a prolific inventor, a farsighted entrepreneur, and and enlightened employer.
Westinghouse was born to . . . — — Map (db m156203) HM
Near Beechwood Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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
On Overlook Drive, 0.4 miles west of Greenfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
A Gift from Mary Schenley
Schenley Park began as "Mt. Airy Tract," an extensive property willed to Mary Elizabeth Croghan by her maternal grandfather, General James O'Hara. In 1842, 15-year-old Mary created an international scandal by leaving . . . — — Map (db m199567) HM
On Forbes Avenue at South Dallas Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Forbes Avenue.
Erected in honor of the men and women who served their country in the World Wars and in eternal memory of those who made the Supreme Sacrifice.
Dedicated by
the American Legion
Auxiliary Unit 577.
May 30, 1948. . . . — — Map (db m156136) WM
Near Beechwood Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of Shaw Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to the Frick Woods
You are standing at one of the original entrances to Frick Park. It was part of the acreage that was given to the City of Pittsburgh by Henry Clay Frick in 1919. From these trails, you will see some natural . . . — — Map (db m156179) HM
On West Circuit Road, 0.1 miles south of Schenley Drive, on the left when traveling south.
This memorial grove was dedicated May 27, 1920 in memory of the men of Allegheny County who served in the World War
This tablet was placed Nov. 9, 1930 by Allegheny County Council of the Service Star Legion
"Lest We . . . — — Map (db m156209) HM WM
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
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
On Smallman Street east of 19th Street, on the right when traveling east.
During the darkest days of the great depression, with America plagued by uncertainly and desperation. David B. Shakarian dared to think differently. He followed his dreams and opened a small health foods store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He . . . — — Map (db m235382) HM
On 13th Street at Mulberry Way on 13th Street. Reported missing.
The Great Strike of 1877 was not exclusive to Pittsburgh. The first signs of what would become a popular uprising appeared on the B&O Line in Baltimore, on July 16th 1877. Unrest in Baltimore was initially suppressed. The next day, however, trainmen . . . — — Map (db m26106) HM
On 11th Street at Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 11th Street.
On Aug. 31, 1803, Captain Meriwether Lewis launched a 50-foot “keeled boat” from Fort Fayette, 100 yards downriver. This marked the beginning of the 3-year expedition commissioned by President Jefferson, which opened America to westward . . . — — Map (db m42181) HM
On Liberty Avenue, 0.1 miles east of 11th Street, on the right when traveling east.
The loading basin and western terminus of the State-built railroad, canal, and Portage over the Alleghenies uniting eastern and western Pennsylvania was here. Built in 1826-1834. In 1857 sold to the Pennsylvania R.R. — — Map (db m42182) HM
On Liberty Avenue at 28th Street, on the right when traveling east on Liberty Avenue.
In July, unrest hit U.S. rail lines. Pennsylvania Railroad workers struck to resist wage and job cuts. Here, on July 21, militia fatally shot some 26 people. A battle followed; rail property was burned. The strike was finally broken by U.S. troops. — — Map (db m40906) HM
On 26th Street at Spring Way, on the left when traveling south on 26th Street.
On July 21st 1877, the Philadelphia militia fired into a vocal crowd of striking Pennsylvania trainmen and sympathizers. Twenty people were killed, including at least three children. Many more were wounded. Following the attack, the militia . . . — — Map (db m26111) HM
On July 20th, 1877, striking railroad workers in Pittsburgh successfully stopped trains from leaving the freight yard in the Strip District. The sheriff was called upon to clear the tracks by railroad officials, anxious to regain control of their . . . — — Map (db m26109) HM
On Smallman Street at 21st Street, on the left when traveling west on Smallman Street.
The Great Strike of 1877 was instigated by a ten percent cut in workmen’s wages on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—one cut of many since the panic of 1873. The industry at large had experienced significant wage cuts and lay offs. By 1877, . . . — — Map (db m26108) HM
On Railroad Street at 23rd Street on Railroad Street.
Between 1865 and 1880, the railroad system grew rapidly, tripling in size and connecting urban areas throughout the country. Generally unchecked, railroad tracks cut through the heart of cities, with little concern for the best interests of . . . — — Map (db m26110) HM
On Liberty Avenue at 25th Street, on the right when traveling west on Liberty Avenue.
Invented by George Westinghouse in 1869, the air brake revolutionized railroad transportation. It made possible longer, heavier, and faster trains while improving safety. Modified versions are still in use today. Westinghouse Air Brake Co. was . . . — — Map (db m47037) HM
On Penn Avenue, 0.1 miles west of 18th Street, on the left when traveling west.
In 1877, the population of Pittsburgh was approximately 120,000. It is estimated that 30,000 people — a full quarter of the city's population — participated in The Great Strike and the rioting that ensued. Roughly half of the rioters . . . — — Map (db m26107) HM
Named for the hazelnut trees that once grew on the banks of the Monongahela River, Hazelwood possessed a natural beauty that George Washington noted in his early journals. Originally Native American territory, Hazelwood was purchased through the . . . — — Map (db m94065) HM
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
Publisher and editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, 1910-1940. He built it into a preeminent Black weekly, a strong voice for civil rights and economic empowerment. It had its headquarters here. Vann was special assistant to the United States . . . — — Map (db m40887) HM
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 m191482) HM
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
On 16th Street at Progress Street, on the right when traveling north on 16th Street.
From a start in 1869 selling bottled horseradish, Heinz built an international firm by 1886. He pioneered innovative advertising, quality control, and benevolent employee policies and transformed modern diets. — — Map (db m40889) HM
This island was known as Herr's Island for over 200 years. Named for Benjamin Herr, a Swiss Mennonite, the island became an idyllic village with fruit trees and gardens. Herr operated a water-powered mill in the back channel as packet boats floated . . . — — Map (db m99623) HM
Near Walkway to St. Nicholas Church Historic Site, 0.7 miles south of 31st Street Bridge.
Between 1890 and 1910, the highway corridor where you are now standing developed into a Croatian community known as "Mala Jaska" (or Little Jastrebarsko), after the town from which many of the immigrants came. The area was initially settled by . . . — — Map (db m84561) HM
Near Walkway to St. Nicholas Church Historic Site, 0.7 miles south of 31st Street Bridge.
Devotion to Our Lady of Lourdes
In 1858 Bernadette Soubirous, a peasant girl of fourteen, reported to have witnessed apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a grotto at Lourdes, France. The figure led Bernadette to a source of a . . . — — Map (db m84557) HM
Near Walkway to St. Nicholas Church Historic Site, 0.7 miles south of 31st Street Bridge.
In the late nineteenth century, Croatian immigrants fled economic hardship and settled in Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh's North Side). The Croatian immigrants were predominantly peasants living in a region comprised of one faith, one . . . — — Map (db m84560) HM
About 500 feet northeast of this site, St. Nicholas Church was located in an area that was once the heart of a large Croatian community called Mala Jaska.
Croatian immigrants began settling in Allegheny City (now Pittsburgh's North Side) in the . . . — — Map (db m99624) HM
Near Pennsylvania Route 28, 0.1 miles south of 31st Street Bridge.
The first Croatian Catholic parish in America was established in 1894. The 1901 church was a center for spiritual and social Croatian culture. Croatian immigrants fled religious, economic, and political oppression to pursue new lives in Pittsburgh. . . . — — Map (db m84528) HM
You are now standing in the Biergarten. Originally, this served as the area where horse-drawn carriages would drop off and pick up beer barrels. Look up at the windows and notice the remnants of iron hinges where shutters once hung, as well as . . . — — Map (db m123168) HM
Before refrigeration became commonplace, breweries chilled, or "lagered" their beer in deep tunnel or caves. The entire hillside behind Penn Brewery is riddled with an extensive network of lagering caves. Refrigeration was not introduced at the site . . . — — Map (db m123174) HM
Near River Avenue, 0.2 miles west of 31st Street Bridge.
Have you ever stopped to notice a manhole cover in Carnegie? Or wondered who made repair parts for train locomotives? Or tried to invent a pair of mechanized scissors? The Thomas Carlin's Sons Foundry did! They manufactured these items and many . . . — — Map (db m99531) HM
On Lowrie Street at Froman Street, on the right when traveling east on Lowrie Street.
Troy Hill Incline
This is the upper station of the first incline in Allegheny, completed in 1887 and out of service by 1898. The engineer was Samuel Diescher, a specialist in incline construction. The total length was 370 feet on a 47-percent . . . — — Map (db m70994) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.8 miles east of Grant Street, on the left when traveling east.
Outcroppings on the slopes above Pittsburgh's factories exposed a rich coalfield that was considered a natural wonder of the modern world. The vast Pittsburgh Coal Seam extended across several states, and was so profitable it was called "Black . . . — — Map (db m174421) HM
On Forbes Avenue near Magee Street, on the right when traveling north.
Following an All-American career at Duquesne, Cooper made basketball history as the first African American drafted by an NBA team. Selected
by the Boston Celtics on April 25, 1950, the
barrier-breaking Cooper
helped pave the way for
the . . . — — Map (db m228346) HM
On Three Rivers Heritage Trail, 0.8 miles east of Grant Street, on the left when traveling east.
Steamboats pushing coal barges transported vast amounts of bituminous coal from Pittsburgh to ports along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. Before the Ohio River locks and dams were built, low water was the major transportation problem . . . — — Map (db m174422) HM
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
