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1. pittsburghquarterly.com › articles › a-very-briefA Very Short History of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Quarterly

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   Aug 25, 2008 · By 1812, the local firm of Oliver and Evans was manufacturing steam engines. Politically, the region began to take shape when, in 1788, Allegheny County was created from parts of Washington and Westmoreland counties. The City of Pittsburgh was incorporated in 1816, with merchant Ebeneezer Denny as mayor.

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2. sah-archipedia.org › essays › PA-01-0001The Western Capital—Pittsburgh and Allegheny County | SAH ...

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   Pittsburgh was laid out as a city in 1784 by surveyor George Woods for the heirs of William Penn, but it was unclear to which county it belonged, and even to which state, since it was claimed both by Pennsylvania and Virginia.

3. theconversation.com › pittsburgh-a-city-of-twoPittsburgh: A city of two post-industrial tales

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   Jun 7, 2017 · post-industrial. tales. Published: June 6, 2017 9:33pm EDT. Pittsburgh, between its industrial past and a clean, green tech-driven future. Dllu, CC BY-SA. President Donald Trump’s in his ...

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4. www.history.pitt.edu › publication › pittsburghPittsburgh Rising: From Frontier Town to Steel City, 1750-1920

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   5 days ago · University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Department of History 3702 Wesley W. Posvar Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260. P 412-648-7454

5. www.reddit.com › r › AskHistoriansIn 1880 Pittsburgh and other 'burgh' cities lost the ... - Reddit

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   1758: Pittsburgh 1880: Pittsburg 1911: Pittsburgh I live in Pittsburgh and the story going around social media today is that it's unofficially "H Day". Apparently the government mandated in 1880 that all burgh cities drop the H for consistency purposes. And after 31 years of public outcry Pittsburgh got it's H back today in 1911.

6. www.pittsburghmagazine.com › a-history-ofA History of Pittsburgh, in 50 Artifacts | Pittsburgh Magazine

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   Feb 15, 2017 · A year later, WQED took over Pittsburgh Renaissance, renamed it and published what would become Pittsburgh Magazine until 2009, when WiesnerMedia acquired it. Pittsburgh Magazine, which is among the most senior city magazines in the nation, marks its 48th birthday this year. (CL) ~ Archives of Pittsburgh Magazine. Westinghouse light bulb (1893)

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   When did Pittsburgh become a city?

   • The City of Pittsburgh was incorporated in 1816, with merchant Ebeneezer Denny as mayor. The best sign of the city’s gradual transformation from a commercial to a manufacturing center was a visitor’s description in 1818: “Dark dense smoke and a hovering cloud of vapor.” It would get much worse over the next 125 years.

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   What was Pittsburgh like before 1890?

   • Until 1890, the railroads were pretty much the market. Not only rails, but locomotives, rail cars, bridges and tunnels added to the tonnage. In the ’70s and ’80s, Pittsburgh was a hotbed of steel start-ups.

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   Why was Pittsburgh a great city?

   • As Pittsburgh blossomed into one of the largest cities in the country and became a center of industry, it generated great wealth for industrial and banking leaders. But immigrants and African American migrants, who labored under insecure, poorly paid, and dangerous conditions, did not share in the rewards of growth.

   Pittsburgh Rising: From Frontier Town to Steel City, 1750-1920

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   Why was Pittsburgh important during the Civil War?

   • The Civil War gave great impetus to Pittsburgh’s nascent industrial base. Pittsburgh rapidly became the arsenal of the Union. The Fort Pitt Foundry cast over 3,000 cannon, including the world’s largest at 20 inches. The cannon that armed the “Monitor,” the Union’s first ironclad ship, was cast in Pittsburgh.

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8. pittsburghmetroguide.com › the-transformation-ofThe Transformation of Pittsburgh - Metroguide

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   From the communities and the rivers, to the culture and economy – today, Pittsburgh stands strong, with a focus on establishing a brighter future for generations to come. In March of 2016, the city of Pittsburgh celebrated its 200th birthday, marking the beginning of its most transformative era to date. In the coming years, the City of ...