A short history of Pittsburgh : 1758-1908Church, Samuel Harden
History
A short history of Pittsburgh : 1758-1908
Church, Samuel Harden
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History
Allegheny Theological Seminary, 102
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, 71, 78
Amherst, General, captures Fort Frontenac, 29
Anderson, Edwin H., 91
Archer, Frederick, 94
Archer, William, 100
Armstrong, Colonel, raises English flag over Fort Duquesne, 29
Artists, list of, 106
Astronomical Observatory, 91, 106
Authors, list of, 112
Ball, Sir Robert S., 96
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, 49, 60, 81
Barker, Joseph, Mayor, 51
Baron, Father, 29
Beatty, John W., 92, 108
Beatty, Rev. Mr., 29
Beaujeu, Captain, attacks Braddock's army, 22;
killed, 23
Bell, C. F. Moberly, 96
Benedite, Leonce, 95
Bennett, Frank M., 120
Biddle, Nicholas, 121
Bingham, William, Mayor, 51
Black, John, 121
Blackmore, James, Mayor, 52
Blair, Francis P., 55
Blair, Thomas S., 121
"Blockhouse," built by Bouquet, 34;
occupied by Dr. John Connelly, 37;
used by Colonial troops in Revolution, 37
Boggs, Martha Fry, 121
Bouquet, Colonel Henry, builds "Blockhouse," 34;
leads army at Battle of Bushy Run, 35
Brackenridge, Henry M., 112
Brackenridge, Hugh Henry, 112
Braddock, General Edward, marches upon Fort Duquesne, 21;
wounded in battle, 24;
his army defeated, 24;
death of, 25
Braddock's defeat, effect of on Colonies, 25
Brashear, John A., 85
Breckinridge, John C., 57
Broadhead, Colonel, 38
Brown, A. M., Recorder, 52
Brown, Joseph, 70
Brown, J. O., Recorder, 52
Brown, Marshall, 120
Brown, William Harvey, 118
Brush, Jared M., Mayor, 52
Bryce, Right Honorable James, 95
Buchanan, James, 57
Burgoyne, Arthur G., 113
Burleigh, William H., 121
Burt, Andrew, 118
Bushy Run, Battle of, 35
Caldwell, John, 94
Calvary Cemetery, 90
Campbell, Alexander, 117
Campbell, Bartley, 114
Carhart, Daniel, 116
Carnegie, Andrew, 85, 96, 106, 110
Carnegie Institute, 91, 99
Carnegie Steel Company, 71, 77
Carnegie Technical Schools, 91, 94
Cassatt, Alexander Johnston, 85
Cassatt, Mary, 106
Cather, Willa Sibert, 118
Celeron, Louis, 16
Charitable institutions, 103
Chatham, Earl of (William Pitt), 25, 29, 37
Church, Samuel, 83
Church, Samuel Harden, 94, 114, 121
Civil War, 53
Clarke, Thomas S., 123
Clay, Henry, visits Pittsburgh, 58
Cleveland, Grover, 95
Coffin, William A., 108
Collins annexed to Pittsburgh, 52
Collins, Jane S., 121
Composers, list of, 106
Constant, Baron d'Estournelles de, 95
Constitutional Convention, 53
Contrecoeur, Captain, visited by Washington, 17;
his reply received by English, 19;
captures fort at Pittsburgh and names it Fort Duquesne, 20
Conway, Logan, 118
Conway, William B., 121
Copley, Josiah, 118
Country Club, 90
Court-house, architect of, 103;
cost of, 103
Craig, Neville B., 113
Cranston, Sir Robert, 96
Craver, Harrison W., 92
Dalzell, John, 108
Darlington, W. M., 113
Darragh, John, Mayor, 51
Daughters of American Revolution, 34
Davis Island Dam, 82
Dayton, William L., 57
Defiance, Fort, built by General Wayne, 42
Deland, Margaretta Wade, 120
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