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Allegheny Town was established in 1784 by order of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. By 1840, the tiny wilderness community had grown in size and population to be incorporated as Allegheny City. Throughout the 19th century, Allegheny City became home to immigrants from many European countries who found work in the city’s expanding commercial and industrial firms, as well such prominent Americans as Andrew Carnegie, Samuel P. Langley, Mary Cassatt, George Ferris, and Mary Roberts Rinehart. The citizens of Allegheny City’s many neighborhoods took great pride in their city’s heritage, schools, parks, and congregations. On January 1, 1907, Allegheny City was the third-largest city in Pennsylvania. By the end of that year, the city, as an autonomous municipality, no longer existed as a result of an annexation by Pittsburgh, its sister city across the river. Allegheny City: 1840–1907 documents the short history of this remarkable city.
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (November 7, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0738555002
ISBN-13: 978-0738555003
Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.3 x 9.2 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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This book might be the most well researched of the entire series. Try as I might my wife the genealogy guru and I could not find a simple error in the text, and that is saying something with regard to some of these volumes. If you are from Pittsburgh or are one of the many ex-patriot Pittsburghers scattered about the land you need to pick this book up and lose yourself in it from cover to cover.
This book Gave me information about my family that I was looking for, My Grandfather Told a story about the reason he joined the Army (Spanish American War) 1888, TheStory Was About a Friend of his who was Killed at the start of the war, When GranPaPassed away the family wanted to Bury him in the Veterans section, They had to findhis Records which they did AND he is now resting there, When I received the book IStarted Looking for Family Names What I found was a NAVY OFFICER WHO was killedon the USS MAINE in CUBA When It was SUNK and Started the Spanish American WAR..The Officers Name "Friend W Jenkins" My Granfather Is Richard Samuel JenkinsTheir addresses were within blocks of each other BUT SO FAR , Search on Ancestry says theirs no connection, Im still looking. Richard Jenkins
It exceeds my greatest expectations. I learned much about my ancestors.Please produce a follow-up second volume!!The volume is as nearly perfect as I could imagine.
Given as a Christmas gift along with Allegheny City 1840-1907, and Klondikes, Chipped Ham & Skyscraper Cones. The recipients enjoyed the books very much.
Am doing my Family Tree and ordered the book to find information about that time period. Got information that Icould use.
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