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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE8_shannopin-town_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE7_salk-polio-vaccine_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Pioneering research here at the University of Pittsburgh's Virus Research Laboratory from 1948 to 1955 produced the world's first polio vaccine. Led by Dr. Jonas Salk, researchers' innovations resulted in a breakthrough that was announced on April…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE6_railroad-strike-of-1877_Pittsburgh-PA.html
In July, unrest hit United States 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 US…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE4_sisters-of-mercy_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Frances Warde and six companions from Carlow, Ireland, opened the first Mercy convent in the United States here. Founding date was December 21, 1843, and at once the sisters began to serve the city's poor, sick, and uneducated. From here, Mercy co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE3_pittsburgh-grease-plant_Pittsburgh-PA.html
Long a major producer of lubricating grease for industry, transportation, and the military. In World War 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 Sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRE1_pioneer-short-wave-station_Pittsburgh-PA.html
On this site in 1923, Westinghouse opened a special radio facility to experiment with long-distance transmissions. Led by Frank Conrad, engineers here demonstrated the vital role of high-frequency short waves in sending broadcasts around the world.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRDY_mary-lou-williams_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRDT_joshua-josh-gibson_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 Famein 1972.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRDS_johnny-unitas_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 championsh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRDP_henry-j-heinz_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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.