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Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.It is 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, along the Allegheny River.Tarentum was an industrial center where plate glass and bottles were manufactured; bricks, lumber, steel and iron novelties, steel billets and sheets, sack and wrapping paper were also produced.
Of the five extant pre-1800 structures remaining in the City of Pittsburgh, [8] the John Frew House is the only one that is currently being used as an occupied house. [9] Its location on Poplar Street places it on the City of Pittsburgh side of the border between Crafton and Pittsburgh.
The George D. Stuart Bridge (commonly known as the Tarentum Bridge or the New Kensington Bridge) [1] is a steel deck truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between New Kensington and Tarentum in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation (PHLF) Historic Landmark plaque program was begun in 1968 in order to identify architecturally significant structures and significant pieces of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States's local heritage throughout Allegheny County. Nominations are reviewed by the private non-profit foundation's ...
Tarentum may refer to: Taranto, Apulia, Italy, on the site of the ancient Roman city of Tarentum (formerly the Greek colony of Taras) See also History of Taranto; Tarentum (Campus Martius), also Terentum, an area in or on the edge of the Campus Martius in Rome; Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States Tarentum Bridge, in the above place
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Pennsylvania suffered a crushing defeat when Lenape war chief Captain Jacobs and 100 warriors burned down the newly constructed Fort Granville, considered one of the strongest-built forts in all of the Americas, on July 31, 1756. After first drawing away much of the fort's garrison by attacking settlers in the region, the Lenape, along with 55 ...
He served as prothonotary of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1880 until 1887. His first political position in Pittsburgh was director of public safety , a job he obtained in 1887. Mayor Joseph Brown's administration battled rampant vice within the city with differing degrees of success.