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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20EN_mellon-square_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Mellon Square is dedicated to
the memory of two brothers
Andrew W. Mellon 1855-1937
and
Richard B. Mellon 1858-1933
Their industrial leadership, civic spirit and
philanthropy advanced immeasurably
the welfare of the community
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WV9_corliss-street-tunnel-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Corliss Street Tunnel
1914
Stanley L. Roush, architect; D.N. Sprague, chief engineer
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WBM_fourth-ward-memorial-a-war-memorial_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W73_eliza-furnace-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W72_iron-and-steel-workers-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 peo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W71_jones-and-laughlin-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 ir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VP6_st-nicholas-church-and-mala-jaska-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VON_herrs-island-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 floate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VMF_the-thomas-carlins-sons-foundry-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 mo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VM4_31st-street-bridge-historical_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 …