Point of View - Pittsburgh, PA - Scenic Overlooks on Waymarking.com

Point of View Park is a parklet in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

It sits on the edge of Mt. Washington (Grandview Avenue at Sweetbriar Street) on the westernmost end of Grand View Scenic Byway Park, of which it is a part, and the Grand View Scenic Byway, a designated Pennsylvania scenic byway.

The park is named for a landmark public sculpture in bronze by James A. West, "Point of View". The piece depicts George Washington and the Seneca leader Guyasuta, with their weapons down, in a face-to-face meeting in October 1770, when the two men met while Washington was in the area examining land for future settlement along the Ohio River.

Type of overlook: Walk by Picnic tables: no Benches: no Water/restrooms: no Overlook designation: Designated Elevation: 1,160.00 View: centre of Pittsburgh, Point State Park, confluence of Allegheny River and Monongahela River

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