A short history of Pittsburgh : 1758-1908Church, Samuel Harden
History
A short history of Pittsburgh : 1758-1908
Church, Samuel Harden
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History
St. Clair, General Arthur, sent against Indians, 42;
defeated, 42
Sassoonan, 16
Sawyer, B. C., Mayor, 51
Schaper, Fritz, 96
Schenley, Mrs. Mary, 106
Schenley Park, 90, 91
Scott, Walter, 116
Seibel, George, 114
Semple, Samuel, 35
Seward, William H., Secretary of State, visits Pittsburgh, 58
Sheedy, Morgan M., 116
Shiras, Charles R., 114
Singer, William H., 108
Siviter, Anna Pierpont, 121
Slavery, introduction into
United States, 53;
abolished, 53
Sloane, William H., 110
Smith, Lee S., 117
Snowden, John M., Mayor, 51
Stanwix, General, builds new Fort Pitt, 31
Stead, William T., 107
Stuart-Mitchell School, 102
Swank, James M., 117
Swinderen, R. de Marees van, 96
Swisshelm, Jane Grey, 121
Tanner, Henry O., 108
Tassey, John, 121
Taylor, President, visits Pittsburgh, 58
Thaw, William, 106
Thomson, James, Mayor, 51
Thurmston, Cora, 121
Thurston School, 102
Ticonderoga, capture of, 28
Trent, Captain William, established first permanent white
settlement in Pittsburgh, 20
Truax, Sarah, 114
Turtle Creek, 19
Uniontown, fort at, 21
United States Steel Corporation, 85
University of Pittsburgh, 41, 98
Ursuline Young Ladies' Academy, 102
Van Noppen, L. C., 120
Venango, 18
Verder, Emily E., 121
Virginia, claims site of Pittsburgh, 14;
sends Washington to retake Fort Duquesne, 20;
dispute with Pennsylvania settled, 40
Volz, Ferdinand E., Mayor, 51
Vondel, 120
Wabash R. R. Co., 49, 74
Wade, Annie, 121
Wales, Prince of, visits Pittsburgh, 58
Wall, A. Bryan, 108
Wall, Albert S., 108
Washington, George, the first Pittsburgher, 13;
first visits Pittsburgh, 13, 17;
his visits to Pittsburgh, 13, 14, 17, 35;
said to have named Pittsburgh, 14;
first impressions of site of Pittsburgh, 17;
hardships of journey to Fort Leboeuff, 17, 18, 19;
shot at by his Indian guide, 19;
saved from drowning by Gist, 19;
sent to retake Fort Duquesne, 20;
directs the retreat of Braddock's army, 24;
commands militia at Fort Duquesne, 28;
last visit to Pittsburgh, 35;
warns General St. Clair against Indians, 42;
sends army to suppress whisky insurrection, 44
Wayne, Fort, built by General Wayne, 42
Wayne, General Anthony, sent against Indians, 42;
builds Fort Defiance and Fort Wayne, 42;
defeats Indians, 42
Weaver, Henry A., Mayor, 51
Webster, Daniel, visits Pittsburgh, 58
Weeks, Joseph D., 117
Welles, Gideon, Secretary of Navy, visits Pittsburgh, 58
Western Theological Seminary, 102
Western University of Pennsylvania. See University of Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Company, 85
Westinghouse, George, 85
Whisky insurrection, 42
William II, Emperor of Germany, 101
Wilson, Erasmus, 113
Wilson, George, Mayor, 51
Wolfe, death of, 31
Woodwell, Joseph R., 108
Zooelogical garden, 102
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