Download or read book Pittsburgh s East Liberty Valley written by East End/East Liberty Historical Society and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-16 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburghs East Liberty Valley originally consisted of lush hunting grounds used by many Native American groups. In the 1700s, British general John Forbes instructed George Washington to build a military road from Fort Ligonier through the East Liberty Valley to the forks of the Ohio River. In 1758, Forbes traveled this widened trail, first named for him, now known as Penn Avenue. Many plantations were established after the Revolution, and the village grew, with its tollhouse and taverns serving stagecoaches and Conestoga wagons en route to Pittsburgh. By the 20th century, East Liberty was one of the wealthiest suburbs in America. Many famous firsts occurred here, including the building of the nations first gasoline service station and the founding of the National Negro Opera Company. The area also boasts many famous residents, including Billy Eckstine, Erroll Garner, Gene Kelly, Dick Powell, and Lillian Russell. Through vintage photographs, Pittsburghs East Liberty Valley salutes the areas rich history.
Download or read book Pittsburgh s East Liberty Valley written by and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh's East Liberty Valley originally consisted of lush hunting grounds used by many Native American groups. In the 1700s, British general John Forbes instructed George Washington to build a military road from Fort Ligonier through the East Liberty Valley to the forks of the Ohio River. In 1758, Forbes traveled this widened trail, first named for him, now known as Penn Avenue. Many plantations were established after the Revolution, and the village grew, with its tollhouse and taverns serving stagecoaches and Conestoga wagons en route to Pittsburgh. By the 20th century, East Liberty was one of the wealthiest suburbs in America. Many famous firsts occurred here, including the building of the nation's first gasoline service station and the founding of the National Negro Opera Company. The area also boasts many famous residents, including Billy Eckstine, Erroll Garner, Gene Kelly, Dick Powell, and Lillian Russell. Through vintage photographs, Pittsburgh's East Liberty Valley salutes the area's rich history.
Download or read book History of Pittsburgh and Environs written by George Thornton Fleming and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Pittsburgh and Environs written by George Thornton Fleming and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pittsburgh Plan written by Citizens Committee on City Plan of Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relocation of 100 Households in the East Liberty Urban Renewal Project Pittsburgh Pa written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Official Congressional Directory written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book An Extraordinary Journey written by Doris Gallippi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-10-23 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Extraordinary Journey is a social history of first generation Americans who courageously forged a path from Italy to America from 1895 to 1922. It tells their stories in the historic context of their time in both Italy and America. From the unique perspective of walking in the footsteps of these pioneers, this account shows what it was like for each of them to leave their home country and settle in America. The reader will feel what they felt, see what they saw, cry when they cried, and laughed when they laughed on this extraordinary journey.
Download or read book Proceedings written by Scottish Rite (Masonic order). Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book History of Pittsburgh Volume 2 written by George Thornton Fleming and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The selection of Mr. Fleming to prepare this history of Pittsburgh, and the region round about, was most fortunate for the city. He was not only a sturdy grubber after facts but had the ability to dress them up in pleasing style and set them in graceful order. This book is valuable not only as a narrative of historic events, but as a compendium of facts relating to men and matters, events and happenings pertaining to the triumphant growth of Pittsburgh, its institutions, and its fame. It is as encyclopedic as entertaining and facilitates the finding of whatsoever data that may be desired. It will be very hard to find another book on the history of Pittsburgh that is as detailed as Mr. Fleming’s. This is volume two out of two.
Download or read book The Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Directory of the Social Resources of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Directory of Pittsburg and Allegheny Cities and the Adjoining Boroughs of Birmingham East Birmingham Lawrenceville Manchester Duquesne West Pittsburgh South Pittsburgh Monongahela and Temperanceville written by and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Include a "business directory of subscribers".
Download or read book Pittsburgh s Bridges written by Todd Wilson, PE and Helen Wilson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pittsburgh is the "City of Bridges," and what remarkable bridges they are The area's challenging topography of deep ravines and mighty rivers--the Monongahela, Allegheny, and Ohio--set the stage for engineers, architects, and contractors to conquer the terrain with a variety of distinctive spans. Many were designed to be beautiful as well as functional. While other cities may have one signature bridge, Pittsburgh has such a wide variety that no single bridge can represent it. Pittsburgh's Bridges takes a comprehensive look at the design, construction, and, sometimes, demolition of the bridges that shaped Pittsburgh, ranging from the covered bridges of yesterday to those that define the skyline today.
