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George Wasington
George Wasington Unsuccesfully tried to beat the indans. There were multiple problems and parts to it that lead to the defeat of George Washington. One of the common ones is the fact that the trences were full of rain, which ment that there gard was down. Another thing that beat the americans was the constant shooting that the army couldnt keep up with. All together eventhough he lost that battle he gain some knowledge on how to defeat the indians. -
William Pitt, The Elder
William Pitt, The Elder, shortly became the prime master of England. He also won many wars and he also lead England to various victories. -
Marquis Duquesne
Durring this time there was a constant need and demand for the building of forts and fort related things. Maquis Duquesne wanted to bulit varrious forts, but only came to buld 3. He wanted to plant them all from the St. Lawance River to the Mississippi River. Although this is trure 2 of them were destroyed and one was dead from old age, he named the third one he built after himself. -
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John Forbes 1
Even though this part is close to the time that Forbes died, there were still various things that happened in these 2 years before his death. One thing he did is the fact that he named the land that he had captured and won out of war, "Pittsbough" and led them to victory one previous 6 marches. Sadly, he died in the year of 1759 in the month of March. -
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Fort Pitt 2
Fort Pitt, one of the newer forts, was the last and largest forts. This fort, which turned into ruins by 1796, was drawn and developed by a man named Charles M Stotz. The last known remains of this fort were salvaged and used to build multiple houses. -
Settlement In Pittsburgh
This is the time periord where officers and soilders begain to settle. The first real estate, which was bought by Isaacc Craig and Stephen Bayard, started what we have to today. Back then, when settlement first started, Pittsburgh had exactly 230 Houses and 800 Citizens. After this started, they started to build alot more roads. -
First Iron Furnace
The first iron furnace was built and created in Pittsburgh,PA. by George Anschutz . The furnce was built in the year of 1792. George is from Pittsburgh. -
The First Foundery
The first foundery was also built and came from Pittsburgh. The year that the furnace was buil was in 1803. Person who built the foundery was a pittsburgher named Joseph McClurg. -
Pittsburgh Becomes A CIty
This day, Pittsburgh transformed from borough to city. The first Mayor appointed was Maj. Ebenezer Denny and she was a Revolutionary solider, who wrote an oft cited account of the surrender of the British at Yorktown, Virginia. -
Stephen Collins Foster
This man was born in the year of 1826 in a small cottage in Lawanceville. Foster was a professional song writer that wrote various sentimental songs and wrote exactly 189 songs in his short life span. The songs that fascinated him were slave songs. -
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Neville B. Craig 3
Neville was the son of Isaac Craig and Amelia neville. He was born in the year of 1787 in a blockhouse. His parents were very attched to the blcokhouse that Neville was born in. He was the publisher of the famous Pittsburgh Post-Gazzle and he was the first person to authorise the 1st city's publised history. -
Tomas Mellon
Tomas Mellon was married to Sarah Jane Neghey in 1843. He fathered 8 kids and opened the T. Mellon and Sons Bank. He also served as a Judge of Commons Pea Court for 10 years. -
Big Fire In '45
There was a huge fire that happed in the year of 1845. The fire consumed 24 blocks while continuing to spread up eastward beyond Grant Street. Then it later burned itself out on the side of Boyd's hill. -
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John Roebling 4
Roebling was a German born child that devolved the first wire rope in 1841. He also designed the world’s first cable suspension rope that went across the Mongolia River on Smithfield Street which covered the bridge from the horrible fire in '45. He designed the world’s greatest bridge. -
The Mystery
The Mystery was one of many anti-slavery magazines. The Mystery was edited by Martin R. Delaney, and was the 104th regiment at Charleston. The Mystery sated an issue about allowing African Americans into the war. This encouraged Jon Polk to do enroll blacks in. Lastly, Delaney was the 1st African American field officer to serve in the civil war. -
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Jane Gray Swisshem
Jane published the Saturday visitor in the year of 1848, mainly to crusade against slavery and for women’s rights. Though her effects, Pennsylvania passed a law allowing marred women to own their own property. This became a conclusion from her various crusades that she lead. -
First Train Runthourgh From The East
Crowds gathered from every were to witness the first train run through from the east. The train covered the mountains via incline planes. The run-through was about 15 hours from PITT, to Philliy Shore. Later, the tunnel was built in the year of 1854. -
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David N. White 5
White was a news editor for the famous newspaper, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He also published the first call for information and was the founder of the national party. He started and attended the first national convention in the year of 1856. -
The Rodman Gun
The rodman gun was produced durring the civil war. This is the largest gun in the world . Thus gun was made and produced by C. Knapp Foundery. The same factories that produced this gun also supplied the union with war ships, amor, parts, saddles, wagons, and much more. -
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The Civil War And The Iron City 6
During this time period of time the civil war, which brought many businesses and residents together, mobilized and due to that the industrial might grew. About 10 years after this event, a new iron like thing was invented which gave Pittsburgh the new nickname, The Steel City. -
The Mount Washington Duquesne Incline
The M.W.D.I was created and build in the year of 1877 in Pittsburgh. This incline could hold a total of 47,000 passengers. The incline also attacted over 500,000 paassengers -
The Smithfeild Bridge
The smithfeild bridge was deszined by Gustav Lindenthal and opened in 1883. Gustav was a complete successer to Roebling Stan. The full rehabilitation was started and comleted int the mid~1990s -
Tennis Girls
A picture was taken of the Tennis Girls in 1886 infront of Berry Hall. They played for there college of course and becaus eof the, and Willam Pitt, the school was named Chattam Universty -
Henry Hobson Richardson
Richardson was the architect of the Allegany Court House. He also was the architect of the Allegany Jail House. He built them to replace the John Chislett's court house. -
Number 6
The phrase, "Number 6" is the name of a lunnchon group in the 1890s. This group was started and formed in the year of 1892. This group compressed the back bone of the pittsburgh industry and bunessies. -
Old Aspinwall Estate
Ms. Park owned the old Aspinwall estate. The main entrance spread from the corner of Craig Street and Bawn Blvd. This estate attracted crowds of 35,000 people. After the day that the Lion escaped and killed a woman in 1907, the visitors decreased. -
George W. Glatrie
George was elected mayor of Pittsburgh in 1906. George also served the full term of 4 years. After this, he was appointed ambassitor of Japan. After that, he died 4 years later. -
Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell was drove by Jenie Bradley Reessing in the year of 1915. She drove the bell to demand and gain weomans rights. She had also drove on other major roads in signs for protest. -
Community Uplift Club
The Community Uplift Club was a group fromed by and from the Urban Leauge Of Greater Pittsburgh. They were a group of black steel mill workers that was formed in 1919. They fromed a group of 35 steel mill workers. -
Frick Acres
The Frick Acers is and was located in Oakland. The building was a gift from the Mellons and was designed to be a non-gothic building. the building now goes by "The Chatherdral Of Learning" at PITT. -
King Tutankhamuns
The Tutankhamuns is a ride that was once opened at an amusement park named Kennywood. -
William McNair
Willam the first Pittsburgh elected demographic mayor. Time Mgazine called him, "A born windmill titler." He then resigned in 1936. -
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Pittsburgh Won The War
There was 192,000 men and wemon troop forces. 5,800 gave there lives. Amoung 4,000 industries, Pittsburgh District produced 19 billion dollars worth of war goods. 95 million tons of steel was produced. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt Vists Pittsburgh
Rossevelt visted Pttsburgh on October 11. He came to inspect the Homested Works and also the Mesta Machine Plant. -
Golden Triangle
Durring this time period, times were hard. There were many thing that happped that damaged this area. Things like floods and sorts. -
Greater Pittsburgh Airport
The airport opened in 1952 of May. Many kids and families went to experince the planes lanunch, take off, and even land. -
The Point
There was a lot of railroads and such, but there was also houses and art places. For insantce, at 425 held John Shoenberger's mnsion. This place was home to the very first major art collection.
