Gateway to Pittsburgh
N 40° 26.419 W 080° 04.829
17T E 577983 N 4477035
Historic markers were placed at the city limits along all the major highways leading into Pittsburgh. This one on Route 60 survives, though some others are missing. Yet, the PHMC website says this one's gone!
Waymark Code: WMW8C
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2006
Views: 46
Marker Text:
Gateway to the West and steel center of the world. Named for William Pitt by Gen. Forbes after the fall of French Fort Duquesne in 1758. Laid out as a town by John Campbell in 1764. Incorporated as a city, 1816.
Marker Name: Pittsburgh
County: Allegheny
Date Dedicated: 12/18/1946
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 60 at Thornburg
Category: Cities & Towns
Website: Not listed
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