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General
Pittsburgh history
Baldwin,
Leland D. Pittsburgh: The Story of a City, 1750-1865. University
of Pittsburgh Press, 1970.
Lorant, Stefan. Pittsburgh: The Story of an American City. Doubleday, 1964-1999.
The African-American
legacy in Allegheny County: A timeline of key events. [Pittsburgh,
PA.]: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, c1995.
Early era
Baldwin,
Leland D. The Keelboat Age on Western Waters. University of Pittsburgh
Press, 1941.
Buck, Solon
J. and Buck, Elizabeth Hawthorn. The Planting of Civilization in
Western Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1939 and 1967.
Downes, Randolph
C. Council Fires on the Upper Ohio. University of Pittsburgh
Press, 1968.
Harpster,
John W., ed. Crossroads: Descriptions of Western Pennsylvania, 1720-1829.
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1938 and 1987.
Sipe, C.
Hale. The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania. Zeigler Printing Co.,
1927.
Wallace.
Paul A. W. Indians in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania
Historical and Museum Commission, 1981.
White, Jon
Manchip. Everyday Life of the North American Indians. New York:
Dorset Press, 1979.
Wright, J.
E. and Corbet, Doris S. Pioneer Life in Western Pennsylvania.
University of Pittsburgh Press, 1940 and 1968.
Fort Pitt
Blockhouse Bastion of History. [videorecording] Pittsburgh, PA.:
Fort Pitt Society of the DAR, c1995.
Harper, R.
Eugene. Transformation of Western Pennsylvania, 1770-1800. Pittsburgh,
PA.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992.
Industrial era
Bell, Thomas
D. Out of this Furnace. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1976.
Couvares,
Francis G. The Remaking of Pittsburgh: Class and Culture in an Industrializing
City, 1877-1919. Albany: The State University of New York Press,
1984.
Bridge, James
Howard, 1858-1939. The inside history of the Carnegie Steel Company,
a romance of millions. New York, N.Y.: Arno Press, 1972.
Gottlieb,
Peter. Making their own way: Southern Blacks' Migration to Pittsburgh.
University of Illinois Press, 1997.
Graham, Laurie. Singing the City: The bonds of home in an industrial landscape.
Pittsburgh, PA.: University of Pittsburgh Press, c1998.
Krause, Paul. The Battle for Homestead, 1880-1892. Pittsburgh, PA.: University
of Pittsburgh Press, 1992.
Perrott,
Mark. Eliza: Remembering a Pittsburgh Steel Town. Howell Press,
1990
Warren, Kenneth. Triumphant Capitalism: Henry Clay Frick and the industrial transformation
of America. Pittsburgh, PA.: University of Pittsburgh Press, c1996.
Twentieth Century
Lubove, Roy. Twentieth Century Pittsburgh. John Wiley & Sons, 1969.
Weber, Michael. Dont Call Me Boss: The Biography of David L. Lawrence.
Pittsburgh: The University of Pittsburgh Press, 1987.
Bartolettie,
Susan Campbell. Kids on Strike! Boston, MA.: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 1999.
Modell, Judith
Schachter, 1941. A Town Without Steel: Envisioning Homestead.
Pittsburgh, PA.: University of Pittsburgh Press, c1998.
Pittsburgh
Kids Online
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The
City of Pittsburgh's City Planning Page
Pittsburgh
Walking Tours. The Pittsburgh's Department of City Planning has
put together walking tours of several areas of town, including Allegheny
West, Mexican War Streets, Manchester, Fourth Avenue, Grant Street,
Mellon Square, Monongehela Wharf, and Downtown Churches.
Senator
John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
Pennsylvania Department - Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh:
A Bicentennial Tribute 1758-1958
Local
History Sites for Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
A
brief article on the causes leading up to the French and Indian War
and its affect on history. Follow the path >History>American History>
The French & Indian War>French and Indian War
Washington
and the Whiskey Rebellion
All
50 Museums in Greater Pittsburgh Area plus a relation map - Greater
Pittsburgh Museum Council
Carnegie
Museum of Natural History
Carnegie
Science Center
Soldiers
and Sailors Memorial Hall
The
history and landscape of Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh
History and Landmarks Foundation concentrates on the city's building
history. Newsletters, program descriptions, and library information
Teaching
with Historic Places Home Page
Discover
Pittsburgh! Pittsburgh History. Covers southwestern Pennsylvania as
well as Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.
- The
Great Pennsylvania Treasure Hunt
-
Meadowcroft
Rockshelter
Rockshelter
TribLIVE
- Earliest settlers - May 9, 1999
Carnegie Library's History of Pittsburgh from 1895 to 1969
The
Captain Thomas Espy Grand Army of the Republic Post #153
North
Side History Dedicated
to preserving and promoting the history of Pittsburgh's North Side.
Site includes info about groups, history, events, and membership.
Clayton
- Family Days at Clayton (The Frick residence in Pittsburgh).
The
Battle of Fort Pitt - The Battle of Blanket Hill - The Unwritten History
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Vietnam
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Tubman and The Underground Railroad for Children
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Time-Line
of Pittsburgh
The
Pittsburgh Children's Museum
Fort Pitt
Museum and the Fort Pitt Blockhouse
Senator John
Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center
Rivers of
Steel Heritage Area
Fort Necessity
Battlefield, Mill Run, PA
Depreciation
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