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- Pittsburgh, city, seat (1788) of Allegheny county, southwestern Pennsylvania, U.S.
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2 days ago · The Birth of the Steel Industry. Pittsburgh’s transformation into an industrial hub began in the 19th century. The city’s abundant natural resources, including coal and iron ore, made it an ideal location for steel production. By the late 1800s, Pittsburgh earned the nickname “Steel City” due to its dominance in the steel industry.
2 days ago · Pittsburgh was laid out (1764) by John Campbell in the area around the fort (now the Golden Triangle). Following the American Revolution, the town became an outfitting point for settlers traveling westward down the Ohio River.
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5 days ago · Tom (who requested to go by his first name only), manager at the Teutonia Männerchor, a historic German American singing society established in 1854, writes in an email that Pittsburgh’s ...
2 days ago · Historically, Fort Duquesne (Later Fort Pitt) was the original frontier outpost for the French and then British pre-revolutionary war. Early history of Downtown Pittsburgh is a mix of the settlement of all of the neighborhoods surrounding the city.
2 days ago · The first (1774) and second (1775–76) Continental Congresses met in Philadelphia; the Declaration of Independence was signed there; and after the war the city became the capital of the short-lived Confederation and of the fledgling U.S. government.
In 1758, during the French and Indian War, British forces built Fort Pitt at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, which would later become the site of present-day Pittsburgh. The fort served as a key supply depot for the colonies during the American Revolutionary War.
1 day ago · Pennsylvania - Colonial, Revolution, Industry: With the end of the Civil War came a period of great economic, industrial, and population expansion in Pennsylvania. Until well into the 20th century, Pennsylvania was the second most populous state in the country.
