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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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVBI_jane-holmes_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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, re…
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Renowned editor, abolitionist, Civil War nurse, advocate of women's rights and temperance. Also author of "Half a Century, 1815-1865." Born Jane Grey Cannon at Pittsburgh December 6, 1815; died in old homestead on this site on July 22, 1884.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMU5S_sixteenth-street-bridge_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Sixteenth Street BridgeH.G. Balcom, Engineer; Warren and Wetmore, Architects
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTY3_historic-site-in-journalism_Pittsburgh-PA.html
John Scull in 1786 was the first editor to have type and press transported through the rough wilderness to establish a newspaper west of the major Allegheny Range. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the direct descendent of the Gazette which Scull fou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT98_the-kings-garden_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT97_fort-duquesne_Pittsburgh-PA.html
This marks the exact site of Fort Duquesne, built by the French in 1754The Fort was destroyed by the French on the approach of the English Army in 1758
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT96_the-forks-of-the-ohio_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Has been designated a Registered National Historic LandmarkUnder 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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT95_david-l-lawrence_Pittsburgh-PA.html
David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1946 to 1959 and Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963, was born in the Old Point District, now Point State Park, on June 18, 1889. As Mayor and Governor, he provided the public leadership which dev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMT94_westinghouse-electric-corporation_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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.