Beechview
Purportedly named for the many beech trees growing on its hillsides, Beechview was settled by Scotch-Irish and English pioneers in the late 1700s. This Pittsburgh neighborhood stretches along a broad ridge two and a half miles south of the Point. While Pittsburgh grew and developed into the political and economic center of the region, on the ridge, self-reliant farmers, miners, and shopkeepers maintained an easy interdependency. In 1905, Beechview separated from Union Township to become a borough. The broad ridge was graded and laid with trolley track, which brought commercial and residential development to the area. Beechview became a destin…
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Weitere Autoren: Thomas, Robert / Loney, Anna
- ISBN: 978-0-7385-3788-7
- EAN: 9780738537887
- Produktnummer: 1748504
- Verlag: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 128 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B16.7 cm x D0.8 cm 299 g
- Gewicht: 299
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