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George Washington went to Half-King to negotiate building trading post. George wanted to put them at the Forks of the Ohio. Half-King had rejected George’s request.
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The Virginian settlers were building at the Forks. Then the French came and kicked them out.
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George Washington led a British Patrol of soldiers and Indians that had killed a third of French diplomats. Washington had not known that these French were simply diplomats when he attacked. Jumonville surrendered and had revealed that he was simply a diplomat and George ceased his men, but Half-King went in and finished off Jumonvile.
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The British and French were fighting. It started raining and the British guns were wet. The French had coverage under the trees, so they kept firing and took the fort.
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Gen. Braddock led his army to Ft. Duquesne. They had to try and take the fort. In the end Gen. Braddock ended up dying in battle.
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John Scull had founded the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. It was the 1st newspaper west of the Alleghenies and is very succssful still today.
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Pittsburgh was establishhed as a city. Also, Major Ebenezer Denny became the first mayor.
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The Great Fire destroys two-thirds of the city. It ends up leaving 12,000 residents homeless.
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The county's new courthouse at the time, which was built in 1842, had survived The Great Fire.
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The very popular Pittsburgh Amusement park opens up.
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Afte rmany years, Pittsburgh finally gets its "H" back.
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Henry Heinz, the famous entrepreneur, dies.
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Dr. Frank Conrad creates the amateur station 8XK in his garage.
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The Liberty Bridge was opened.
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As the Console Energy Center gets finished, Mellon Arena comes to an end. Mellon Arena was torn down, and the Penguins had Console Energy Center to call home now.
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The Point State Park fountain reopens.
