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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQOR_three-rivers-stadium_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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, 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQOK_homestead-strike_Munhall-PA.html
On the morning of July 6, 1892, on orders of the Carnegie Steel Company, 300 Pinkerton agents attempted to land near here; strikers and citizens repulsed them. Seven workers and three Pinkertons were killed. 8,000 state militia arrived July 12; by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNTG_first-aluminum-observatory-dome_Pittsburgh-PA.html
On the hill just west of here, the first known astronomical observatory with an aluminum dome was erected in 1930. Designed & built by Pittsburgh amateur astronomers led by Leo J. Scanlon, the Valley View Observatory stood beside his Van Buren St.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNQ1_duquesne-university_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJZU_david-mckee_McKeesport-PA.html
From whom McKeesport derives its name, first permanent white settler at the forks of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Rivers in 1755. The Colonial Government granted to him exclusive right of ferrage over these rivers April 3, 1769, called"McKee's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHEU_safe-haven-denied-at-allegheny-arsenal_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 conflic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCO_pat-the-avenger-returns-fire_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCM_seige-at-the-26th-street-roundhouse_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 retrea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCL_the-menace-of-the-iron-horse_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 reside…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHCK_state-violence-incites-rioting_Pittsburgh-PA.html
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 …