History of Allegheny County / Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

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Where Pirates and Steelers would one day dwell...
ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
NEW ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET
Early Days in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which includes the City of Pittsburgh, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
NEW
88 Page Booklet
, reprinted from four hard-to-find vintage books. The
spiral-bound booklet is printed on 60# paper, with the print size adjusted to fit 8 1/2 x 11 paper. A clear vinyl sheet protects the front cover
.
Source books include:
Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania
(1843) by Sherman Day;
An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(1876) by William Egle, M.D.;
Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State
compiled by WPA writers; and
My Pennsylvania,
a 1946 project of the Bureau of  Publications, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(
Some Information may be repeated, but often with a different slant or with additional details
.)
Besides Pittsburgh (Pittsburg), Allegheny County encompasses the past and/or present communities of
Manchester, Birmingham, Wilkinsburgh, Sligo, Laurenceville, East Liberty, Minersville, Sharpsburg, Stewartstown, Elizabethtown, Shousetown, McKeesport, Noblestown (Noblesboro), Bakerstown, Tarentum, Allegheny City, Howardsville, Perritsport, Perrysville, Middleton, Jeffriestown, East Elizabeth, West Elizabeth, Mansfield, Pitcairn, Crafton, Moon Run, Natrona Heights, Brackenridge, Creighton, New Kensington, Springdale, Cheswick, Harmarville, Oakmont, Blawnox, Aspinwall, East Pittsburgh, Etna, Bridgeville, Treveskyn, Leetsdale, Edgeworth, Sewickley, Emsworth, Ben Avon, Avalon, Bellevue, Homestead, Munhall, Rankin, Braddock, Swissvale, Duquesne, Clairton, Warrendale, Glassport, Westview, Carnegie, Millvale, Coraopolis, McKees Rocks, Brentwood, Elizabeth, and East McKeesport.
The Day and Egle histories cover the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities.
Among the many and diverse subjects taken from these books are:
Physical features and geological traits; Early Settlers and population origins; Industries; Iron and other Minerals; Transportation; the Plan of Fort Pitt; Fort Duquesne; "Dastardly behavior of Regular Troups" at the Battle at Braddock's Field in the French and Indian War; excerpts from George Washington's Letters; Iron, Steel, Oil and Coal; Growth of Pittsburgh; World's Reaction to the "Port of Pittsburg";  the Effect of Steamboats; Early Judges and Lawyers, including Hugh Henry Breckenridge, James Ross and Henry Baldwin;   the Allegheny Arsenal; Carnegie Institute of Technology, Mellon Institute, University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning, and other Educational Institutions; Stephen Collins Foster Memorial Building; River Activities; a small map of Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle  with Points of Interest; Strike at Homestead; a ghostly art critic, and other bits of history and trivia.
The fourth book includes a 1940s
map of the county
, several photos and a concise update of the county's progress shortly after World War II.
ILLUSTRATIONS
include the Pittsburgh from the Northwest (full page), Pittsburgh looking up the Ohio (full page), Western University of Pennsylvania, Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny City, Braddock's Field, Redoubt at Pittsburgh, Allegheny County Court House,
Pittsburgh City Hall,  Western Penitentiary in Allegheny City (2 views).
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?