Mayflower, landing of,53
McCallin, William, Mayor,52
McCarthy, William C., Mayor,52
McCarthy, W. L., Mayor,52
McClintock, Jonas R., Mayor,51
McConway, William,95
McCook, Henry C.,118
McCormick, Samuel Black,99
McCrea, James,78
McKenna, Bernard, Mayor,52
McKinley, William,95
McKnight, Charles,118
Mellon, Joseph,118
Mellor, Charles C.,94
Metcalf, William,121
Miller, Henry A.,118
Milton, John,120
Mitchell, P. Chalmers,107
Monongahela River improved,83
Monroe, President, visited Pittsburgh,58
Montcalm, death of,31
Moretti, Eleanor,114
Morgan, Colonel George,38
Morley, John,95
Murray, Magnus M., Mayor,51
Necessity, Fort, built by Washington,21;captured by French,21
Neville, Morgan,120
Nevin, Adelaide M.,116
Nevin, Ethelbert,106
Nevin, Robert P.,113,116
Newspapers, list of,40,113
New York Central Lines,60,81
Niagara, Fort, fall of,31
Nixon Theater,103
Oakland annexed to Pittsburgh,52
O'Hara, James,84
Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad,49
Ohio Company formed,16
Osgood, Lucius,118
Parke, J. E.,118
Paur, Emil,94
Pearson, A. L.,63
Peebles annexed to Pittsburgh,52
Penn family, purchased Pittsburgh region from Indians,39;their title annulled,39
Pennsylvania, dispute with Virginia settled,40
Pennsylvania and Ohio R. R. Co. incorporated,48
Pennsylvania Canal, proposed,47;construction authorized,47;canal completed,48;termini of,48;portage railroad,48;cost,48;sold to Pennsylvania Railroad Company,48;abandoned,49
Pennsylvania College for Women,102
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,48,49,60,81,85
Pennsylvania, Western University of. See University of Pittsburgh
Pettigrew, Samuel, Mayor,51
Phipps Conservatory,102
Phipps, Henry,85,102,106
Pier, Arthur Stanwood,118
Pinkerton, Robert A.,76
Pitcairn, Robert,94
Pitt annexed to Pittsburgh,52
Pitt, Fort, building of first fort,30;building of second fort,31;abandoned,36;mutiny at,39;General William Irvine put in command,39;first court held,40
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham,25,29,37
Pittsburgh, site selected for fort,13,14;site claimed by Virginia,14;said to have been named by Washington,14;French attempt to make settlement,16;explored by Louis Celeron,16;Washington's first impressions of,17;first permanent white settlement,20;captured by Contrecœur,20;named Fort Duquesne,20;captured from French by English,29;name changed to Pittsburgh,29;first Fort Pitt built,30;second Fort Pitt built,31;attacked by Indians under Simon Ecuyer,35;land ceded to Colonies by Indians,35;land office opened,35;made county seat,40;first court held,40;ducking-stool erected,40;size of in 1786,40;mail route to Philadelphia established,40;new fort built and named Fort Lafayette,42;town laid out,50;incorporated as a borough,50;chartered as a city,50;new charter adopted in 1887,50;"Ripper" charter adopted,50;list of mayors,51;first Republican Convention,53;distinguished visitors,58;great fire,58;railroad riots,59;consolidation of Pittsburgh and Allegheny,52;present population,79,81;tonnage compared with other cities,82;surrounded by rich coal and gas fields,83;imports in 1907,83;manufacture of iron begun,83;iron and steel statistics,83,84,86;value of various products,84;first glass works built,84;rank as a glass-producing center,84;as a banking center,85;tax valuation of property,86;public buildings,103;hospitals,103;charitable institutions,103;water supply,105
Pittsburgh Academy,41,98,102
Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad,49
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Canal,81
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad,49
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad,49
Pittsburgh Country Club,90
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad,49
Pittsburgh Harbor,82
Pittsburgh Orchestra,94,106
Pittsburgh riots,59
Pittsburgh, University of,41,98
Plimpton, Thomas B.,118
Pontiac plans attack on whites,34
Poole, Eugene A.,108
Poorten-Schwartz, Joost Marius Willem van der ("Maarten Maartens"),96
Preece, Sir William Henry,96
Quebec, fall of,31
Realf, Richard,117
Rebellion, War of,53
Reed, James H.,94
Reese, Cara,118
Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary,102
Reid, Whitelaw,95
Reinhart, Charles Stanley,106
Republican Association,54
Republican Party, founding of,52;first Convention,55;first candidates,57
Rhŷs, John,96
Richardson, H. H.,103
Riddle, Robert M., Mayor,51
Rinehart, Mary Roberts,114
"Ripper" charter,50
Riverview Park,90
Roberts, E. S.,96
Roberts, Thomas P.,121
Robertson, William,96
Ross, John,96
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 intoUnited 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
Zoölogical garden,102
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