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Maj. George Washington wirtes to the Govener of Virgina
After finding the area with many advatage points for battle, Major George Washington writes to Robert Dinwiddle, the Govener to Virgina. George Washiongton explains how the three rivers and the point would be good for combat. -
William Pitt the Elder
At the time of the war, William Pitt the Elder was in power as the Prime Minister. Due to his to neww rank he was able to control the British and lead them into victory, in Euope and the French and Indian war. -
Marquis Duquesne
Marquis Duquense had a plan in order to have forts reaching from St. Lawrerence to Mississppi. Becasue they had some issues with supplying far off forts, they decided to build a stockade on the point of the Ohio river. The French later took controll of the fort from the British. -
John Forbes
John Forbes was the leader of a "victorious march to Fort Duquesne" when he became sick and had to stay in the Fort. He spent his last months there and named the land in which it laid "Pittsboroough" named after the Willaim Pitt. -
The Tavern
In 1786 the Tavern was used for everything in the city. From a town hall to a ballroom this building had everything inbetween. -
The Newly Destructed Fort Pitt
The Fort Pitt was buit in 1761 and was the last and largest that was built by the French and the British. After a tasking battle between the two armies, the French fell. The fort was in complete shambles after the battle. The rubble of the newly destroyed fort was used to creat new homes to develope the city. -
The First Mayor of Pittsburgh
On March 18th, 1816 the first mayor of Pittsburgh was elected. His name was Ebenezer Denny and had previously been a Major in the army. At that time the city had recently been elevated to a city insteaad a brough. And thus Pittsburgh was born. -
Stephen Collins Foster
On July 4th, 1826 a famous song writter was born. In his short life Stephen Collins Foster wrote more than 180 songs. A majority of them were wirtten about African American people and what he heard while they were working. -
The Courthouse on Grant Street
In 1836 a new courthouse was built, and the buildings architect was designed by John Chrislett. Amazingly it survived the fire of 1845 and is still standing. -
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John Roebling
John Roebling was the developer of the wire rope. The rope was used to design the world's first cable suspened name. -
24 Blocks in the City
On April 101th, 1845 a fire ripped through the heart of the city. It destroyed 24 blocks and was started on what is now the corner of Stanwix street and the Boulavard of the Allies. It was caused by a careless washerwoman and an open flame. -
The Rebuild of a "Doomed City"
Shortly after the fire, merchants and residents began to rebuild the city that was labled doomed. The residents quickly rebult the homes in a new Greek Revival style. -
Mystery and Martain R. Delaney
On December 16th, 1846, Martain R. Delaney, the editor of 'The Mystery' released an issue of the newspaper directed towards President James Polk, asking him to allow African - Americans to join the war against Mexico. -
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Jane Grey Swisshelm
Jane Gray Swisshelm was a woman's right activist and lead a crusade against slavery. Her efforts lead to the passing of a law that allowed married woman to own land. -
A young Andrew Carnegie
On November 2nd, 1849 a young telegrapher returned a $500 draft that he had found. That telegrapher was 16 year old Andrew Carnegie. -
The First Train from the East
On December 10th, 1852 the first train from the eaast came rolling through Pittsburgh. A large crowd gathered to watch the event. This area is now known as East Liberty. -
Pittsburgh Dollar Savings
In July of 1855 the Pittsburgh Dollar Savings offically opened. On the first day that it was open 9 deposits were made. Today, the building is still standing. -
Iron
In 1860, iron was quickly being produced in the city to keep up with the demand for rain roads. Large furnaces and mills were used in order to smelt all the raw materials in order to make the railroads. -
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Henry Frick
Henry Frick, aka, the Coke King, was selling coke at $0.90 a ton. He drove most other companies out of buisness or to the edge of bankruptcy. By the 1880's he had over 10,000 furnaces and 11,000 workers. -
The Pittsburgh Sanitary Commission
In June of 1864, the Pittsburgh Sanitary Commission was created in the Civil War era to send medical aid to those in need. -
George Westinghouse
In 1869, George Westinghouse was 19 years old when he got his first patent for a rotary steam engine. At the age of 22 he got his second for the air break and continued to work on improving locomotives/trains. -
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie opened the first plant to start making steel using the Bessemer process, on a large scale. J. Edgar Thomson was the first to make a large order of 2,000 steel rails. -
Mount. Washington' Duquesne Incline
The first working incline was built in 1870. The Mount. Washington' Duquesne Incline was built in 1877 and is one of the only two still operating to this day. The other is the Monongahela Incline. -
Thomas Mellon
Thomas Mellon attened Western University and married Sarah Jane Negely. He had 8 children with his wife and was a judge fkr about 10 years before he opened T. Mellon and Sons. Bank. -
Smithfield Stree Bridge
In 1883 the Smithfield Street Bridge was opened. In 1915 the bridge was modernized and the mansard roofs were removed. -
The Homestead Strike
In 1892, Henry Frick paid ordered 300 gaurds to stand outside the mill to protect it from the angry crowd of strikers. In that crowd were everyday workers, along with their families. On July 6th, one of the sides shot first leading to a bloody battle that ended later on killing 14 people. 11 of the steelworkers and 3 gaurds. -
Carnegie International
Adndrew Carnegie funded the Carnegie Internationa; to show people (everyone) art, not just a select few. It brought art to Pittsburgh. -
Steamboats and Coal Barges
In 1896 Steamboats and Coal Barges hustled up and down the Monongehela river. They transported goods and people to their desired location. -
Industreal Peace
On January 9th, 1901, 89 exectuives of Carnegie companies gathered for dinner at the Schenely Hotel. Charles Schwab was afraid that Carnegie's big companies would cause trouble. A man by the name of Banker J. Pierpoint Morgan agreed. He bought out Carnegie and 8 other steel firm companies. -
Straw Hats, Trolley Cars, and News Boys
The farmer's bacnk building was 24 stories tall and was the tallest building in 1903. By 1905, Pittsburgh had dozens of 'Skyscrapers" built. -
Streets
In 1906, Pittsburgh was still using the "English" patteren. Cars would drive on the left side of the road. The street cars also had 3 different track sets on one street, giving it a jumbled appearance. -
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Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson was a writeer and scientist from Pittsbugh. In 1962 she published her book, "Silent Spring". She graduated from Penn College for Woman. (Chathom University) and 3 years later she got her Master's degree in Zoology. -
Lewis Hine
Lewis Hine was a photographer. Many of his images appeared in the Pittsburgh survey, published in 1910. It had 6 volumes and was the "most comprehensive sociolgical study" made in the country at the time. -
Mellon Institute for Industrial Design
In 1913, Andrew William and Richard Mellon built the Mellon Institute for Industrial Design for Industrial reseach. Later they spent more than 10 million dollars on a new building. -
KDKA
An engineer by the name of Dr. Fank Conrad began workingon a "Wireless Telephone". First was the beta station 8XK, then later down the line KDKA was born. -
Tut's Tomb
In 1923 the ride called King Tutankamen's tomb was opened in Kennywood. They decided to rename and remodle the riide a year later. In 1995 Kennywood was inspired by the old rides and decided to make "Lost Kennywood". -
The Liberty "Tubes"
The addition of the Liberty "Tubes" to Pittsburgh was a 6 million dollar project. 4 years after they started building, the tunnels were opened and cars flowed though into 4 lanes of traffic to go through. -
Thisty Pittsburgh
At 12:01am Pittsburghers drank at different bars as depression hung in the corners.People went to celebrate as the 18th amendment was abolished. Most people drank a little more than 3 full glasses. -
Westinghouse Experiment
In 1936, Westinghouse announced a new project that they'd be working on. The following year, the world's first industrial atom-shelter was created. They also used Gamma-rays to split an atom. -
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The Working Men and Woman
The more than 4,000 industries in Pittsburgh had produced 19 billion dollaws worth in supplies used by the Allies. 95 million tons of steel were created in that time, by the hard working men and woman behind the scene. -
War Ships in Pittsburgh
During World War II, Pittsburgh built a lot of the ships that aided the Allied Forces. Hunreds of ships went down the Ohio River from the ship yards in Neville Island. -
Long-Awaited News
Poeple all over the city milled outside to hear the news of the war being over. At 7:02 pm the city erupted into crys of joy, cheers, and hollers. -
The Weatherman Never get it right...
Many of the news reporting stations in Pittsburgh reported snow flurries over night. The next day, none of them could publish because of the 30.5 inches of snow the city had gotten over night. Many cars and trolleys were frozen to whatever the stopped on. -
Pittburgh's Airport
When the airport in Pittsburgh open, many families would go to watch the take - offs and arrivles. Alexander Calder created a mobile in 1958 for Canegie International, but today it hands in the airport. -
John F Kennedy
John F Kennedy made one of his last presidental speeches in Pittsburgh. He ended up scrapping his note cards and pre-planned speech in order to put rebulicans on blast. -
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Sr. Jane Scully
Sr. Jane Scully was the president of Carlow College and later became the first woman elected on to the board of directors of Gulf Oil Coorperation in 1975. -
Looting and Roioting
After the Assassination of Martian Luther King Jr., places all over Pittsburgh began to riot. In this city alone a total of $620,000 in damage was done. -
Walt Harper
Walt Harper was a jazz pianist who played at the Crawford Grille before he opened his own club. He's one of the reasons that the night life returned to Market Square. In the 1980's he was runing Harper's Jazz club. -
The Point's Fountain
In Ausgust of 1972, Pittsburgh's new beacon of hope was put up and completed. The water from the fountain can spray 150 feet into the air and is located at the point. -
Wille Stargell
In October of 1982, Wille Stargell retired from the Pittsburgh Pirtates. He was a Hall of Fame outfielder abd the Pirates leading homerun hitter. In his career he hit 475 homeruns and drove in more than 1,500. -
Dorthy Six
The Dorthy Six was one of the world's biggest and most moderen blast furnace, of it's time. On the first of August, 1988 it crashed into the Duquese. Ultimitly becoming a moderen failure, instead of a moderen marvel. -
Sophie Masloff
After the death of the previous mayor, the city council president, at the time became the first female mayor, in Pittsburgh. Her name was Sophie Masloff and did many things for the city. Such as privatizing the aviary, zoo, conservatory, and the Schenely Parks golf course. -
Andy Warhol Museum
Andy Warhol was an inflental artist from Pittsburgh. In 19994 the And y Warhol Museum was opened by the Carnegie Museums. Many students study his artwork to this day. -
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