The below list is certainly interesting, Fred or Mac.?! I know it's MAC right! Anyways, does anyone know where in Pgh I might find out about the History of the Sailing Industry? I have a tidbit from my family history saying that My Merriman's were sailors that Leonard sailed from Pgh-New Orleans ( I assume, LA), & trying to learn more! You know, Beaver County used to have a ferry businesses & such in the 1800's, i know, but would the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial in Oakland, be the place to find out about perhaps my relation from Beaver County, even though it's in Allegheny area? Craig/Merrimans are well known I would think in Allegheny as well. Any comments? Cathy > [Original Message] > From: Fred C McCutcheon <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 4/11/2004 4:39:45 PM > Subject: Re: [PITTSBURGH] 5th Ward and Pgh historical dates > > Al, > I wonder if perhaps the ward numbers in Pittsburgh were reassigned > after the 1870 census ??? That would account for the change of the 5th > ward. Mac > > Al Lenkner wrote: > > --=======4481742B======= > > Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-A4F781C; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > > Mac, > > > > I just received a CD titled "History of Pittsburgh" by Sarah H. Killikelly, > > originally publich in Pgh in 1906. It backs up what you've been saying > > about the 5th Ward but it was printed after the 1876 Atlas. For the > > interest of others, I'll include some of the chronology listed for Pgh. > > > > 1813-14 Building of the Allegheny Arsenal > > 1816 Mar 8 Pgh incorporated as a city > > 1816 May or Pgh, Ebenezer Denny > > 1816 Bayardstown and Lawrenceville laid out. > > 1816 Charters granted for the first bridges over the Monongahela and > > Allegheny. > > 1817 259 factories and manufactories. > > 1818 Monongahela bridge opened > > 1819 Feb 18 Charter of Western University > > 1820 First Allegheny bridge opened > > 1820 Population, 7,248 > > 1821 Gas found by cook and McClelland while boring for salt water, on > > Little Chartiers Creek, six miles from Washington, PA > > 1826 Bill authorizing the Pennsylvania Canal. > > 1827 Completion of the State Prison; cost $183,092 > > 1828 Apr 14 Allegheny and Birmingham incorporated into boroughs > > 1828 Dec First waterworks went into operation > > 1829 Apr 23 The Northern Liberties became a borough. > > 1829 Nov 10 First canal boat entered Pgh, THREE years after the canal was > > authorized. Today is would take 20+ years! > > 1829 Dec 4 The city was divided into four wards, North, South, East, and West. > > 1830 Population of Pgh and environs, 22,461. Pgh tripled its population > > in 10 years! > > 1831 First steam ferry > > 1832 A sourge of cholera > > 1833-34 Legilature amended the city charter and the mayor was elected from > > the body of the people > > 1834 Apr 16 Completion of the canal from the coast (???) to Pgh > > 1835 Sep First common schools opened in Pgh > > > > 1837 The four wards of the city were denominated First, Second, Third, and > > fourth, and the Norther Liberties were incorporated as the > > Fifth Ward. This information on the location of the Fifth Ward is > > contradicted by the map from the 1876 Atlas of the County of > > Allegheny which shows the Fifth Ward to be south of Ross St, not east of > > 11th St. > > 1837 First fire Insurance Company of Pgh. Sounds like good timing to me! > > 1837 The Panic! > > 1837 Apr 5 City first lighted by gas. > > 1844 Second system of waterworks put into operation. > > 1845 GREAT FIRE!! fifty-six acres of Pgh consumed. > > 1846 First telegraphic communication with the east. > > 1847 Jan 1 First hospital "The Mercy" > > 1850 Population of Pgh proper, 46,601; including the suburbs (?), 55,583 > > 1850 Value of Pgh manufactures, 50 million dollars > > 1851 Pgh and Ohio RR completed to Beaver; > > 1851 Jul 1 First locomotive, "The Salem," arrived by canal. > > > > > > > > > > --=======4481742B======= > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-A4F781C > > Content-Disposition: inline > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 4/9/2004 > > > > --=======4481742B=======-- > > > > > > ==== PA-PITTSBURGH Mailing List ==== > > VISIT THE PITTSBURGH MRC AT: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bjsst3/Home.htm > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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