Pittsburghs History

George washington describes the importants of the fork

May 6, 1753

Pittsburgh is located at the fork of the Allegheny & Monongahela rivers creating a great spot for trade by way of boat, and have great military positioning

Mary Jemison

Jul 7, 1756

Mary Jemison was captured and then adopted into the senecca nation

Fort Pitt

Jan 7, 1761

The largest fort built by the french, the last of the 5 forts to be destroyed, and resulted in the oldest building in pittsburgh the block house

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Jan 7, 1786

First newspaper West of the Alleghenies

John Scull

Dec 7, 1786

Founded Pittsburgh Gazette, and brought printing press over the mountains to pittsburgh

Eagle volunteer fire co.

Jul 1, 1794

1st fire brigade in pittsburgh. Volunteered giving up their time. Eagle volunteer fire co. started.

Pittsburgh theater

Jul 1, 1803

Touring acting companies stage played there

Ebenezer Denny

Mar 18, 1816

Pittsburgh became a city and Ebenezer , a war veteran became its first mayor

Nevill Craig

May 7, 1829

Born in the block house, and was publisher and editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette

Travel

May 9, 1837

Travel became faster, you could take a 3 1/2 day tripp across Pennsylvania by train and packed boat.

The Great fire of 1845

Apr 10, 1845

Consumed 24 blocks in the heart of the city desttroyed 1000 houses and buildings, left 12,000 people homeless.

William peter Eichbaum

Jul 1, 1846

Developer of James o hara glasswork. Home destroyed in fire of 1845. Built home on 5th ave.

Fast train ride

Jul 1, 1852

15 hour trip from philly to east liberty. first out door crowd photo. First through trains

City's 100th birthday

Jul 1, 1858

made a centinental celebration keepsake for the citys hundreth birthday.

Rodman Gun

Jul 2, 1860

The Gun was made in pittsburgh by C. Knapp Foundry. Largest gun on the world at the time. Pittsburgh supplied much for the war

Pittsburghs Sanitary Commision

Jul 2, 1860

The sanitary fair raised $322,217. 40 booths and entertainment.

Felix R. Brunot

Jun 2, 1864

Sent medical aid to the front lines. was held in libby prison.

James Parton

Jul 2, 1868

James decribing the city "Hell with the lid off" reffering to steel mills and smoke

George Westinghouse

May 27, 1869

at 19 received a patent for a rotary steam engine, had a carier in locamotive advancements

Duquesne Incline

Jun 18, 1877

Built for $47,000 attracted 500000 passengers by 1880 6000 passengers on sundays in the summer

Andrew Carnegie

Jun 18, 1885

Began to return his wealth to the comunity through Librarys and Museims

Homestead

Jul 6, 1892

Bloodiest labor strike in history Henry Clay locked out workers 300 Guards hired to protect mill from workers

Formation of US Steel

Jul 3, 1901

Largest business enterprise ever launched. Makes 67% of all steel used in the United States.

Farmers Bank Building

Jun 9, 1903

Pittsburgh was getting skyscrampers and fine office buildings.

Union Newstand

Jun 18, 1911

Served railrode travellers newspapers and magazines

Frick acres

Jun 25, 1920

Gifted from mellon family. Giving back to the public

Dr. Frank Conrad

Jun 25, 1920

Birth of KDKA. Helped with the radio brodcast.

First schedualed radio brodcast

Nov 2, 1920

Zeiegfield follies. woodstreet location. KDKA

Liberty bridge

Jun 25, 1924

$6 million dollar project liberty tubes

Cathedral of Learning

Jun 25, 1924

New campus of university of pittsburgh. better building.

Lindbergh visit

Aug 3, 1927

Hero famous aviator. thousands attended pittsburgh stadium.

John Kane

Jul 2, 1939

He was a painter . Participated in caregie independant. He lost his leg!!! 0-0

Terrance village

Jul 3, 1940

This was the 2nd largest housing project in pittsburgh

Mayor David L. Lawrence

Jul 3, 1946

First catholic governer first mayor of pittsburgh to become governer

Greater Pittsburgh Airport

Jul 3, 1952

Considered modern and spacious. second biggest airport in country

Mellon Square Park

Jul 3, 1955

Urban Park in downtown pittsburgh built ontop of a parking garage

Civic Arena; Hill District redevelopment

Jul 3, 1960

The Civic arena never made the hill area any better. There were a lot of riots arsen and robbery after Dr. Martin Luther King Jrs. Assasination

Rachel Carson

Jul 3, 1962

Rachel Carson Graduated from Pennsylvannia college for women. She was a ecoologist and a scientist & author of the book silent spring

Riots in the hill district

Jul 3, 1968

After Martin Luther King Jr.s death their were many riots in the hill district. Arsen robbery and theft are some of the crimes committed

East Liberty Pedestrian Mall

Jul 3, 1968

They made the side walks bigger which it didnt need to because eveyone stayed inside. They ended up removeing the mal for more space in the street costing the city a lot of money

The Fountain

Jul 3, 1974

The Fountain was the final peice to point state park. Finished in 1974 the fountain sprays its water 150 feet into the sky

Dorothy six

Jul 3, 1988

As the new world modernises and upgrades Dorothy six falls. Dorothy six was the worlds most modernized blast furnace.

andy warhol museum

Jul 3, 1994

The andy warhol museum is one of the four carnegie museums. It has a lot of provocative influential art done by andy warhol.

Carnegie robotics

Jul 3, 2006

The Carnegie robotics team creates a vehicle for the army that can go through tough terrains

Childrens hospital of pittsburgh

Jul 3, 2006