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Pittsburgh (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 26 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.4333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 079 59 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -79.9833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at strategic point, at the confluence of Allegheny & Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio river. It is in an area of valuable natural resources; it was contested by French, British, and Native Americans in the 17th cen. The city of Pittsburgh was laid out in1764 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. It developed as a steel manufacturing center in the 19th century; there has been urban renewal since World War II. |
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| Pittsburgh (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Pitts-Bourg (C,V)
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| Pittsburg (C,U,English)
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| The Manor of Pittsburgh (H,V)
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| Fort Trent (H,V)
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| Fort Duquesne (H,V)
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............ | name of French fort built in 1750s |
| Fort Pitt (H,V)
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............ | name of fort after its capture from French by British 1758, named after statesman William Pitt |
| פיטסבורג (C,U,Hebrew )
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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native Americans inhabited the area, there was French fort on the site by 1754, incorporated as city in 1816 |
| city (C) |
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| county seat (C) |
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since 1788 |
| mining center (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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first blast furnace built in 1792, today produces steel, electrical equipment, aluminum & glass |
| commercial center (C) |
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industrial magnates A Carnegie, H Clay Frick, T Mellon & others built their empires here in 19th cen. |
| shipbuilding center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| political center (H) |
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noted for early disputes between labor & management in 19th cen. |
| battlefield (H) |
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site of major battle with Amerindians in Westward expansion, late 18th cen. |
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