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In fact, before Pittsburgh earned "Steel City" fame, it was known as “America’s Glass City,” with the region’s first two glass factories opening in 1797.
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Pittsburgh's expanding industrial base in 1860 created a huge demand for labor, attracting mainly German immigrants to the region. This created a serious housing shortage as industry occupied most of the flat lands adjacent to the South Side of the Monongahela River , leaving only the steep, surrounding hillsides of Mt. Washington , or "Coal ...
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Schenley Plaza's carousel. From 2004–2006 the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the City of Pittsburgh oversaw a major renovation of the plaza, funded in part by the Oakland Investment Committee, restoring it as a grand entrance to the park.
Location of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be ...