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Verona is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 13 miles (21 km) northeast of downtown Pittsburgh , along the left bank of the Allegheny River . As of the 2020 census , the borough had a population of 2,492.
The Lehner Grain-and-Cider Mill and House is a historic American structure located at 548 and 560 Penn Street in Verona, Pennsylvania. Built circa 1895, It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1996. [1]
In 1783, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania established a 3000-acre tract of land north of where the Allegheny River merged with the Ohio River. [3] John Redick created an initial town plan for Allegheny City- which featured 36 city blocks surrounded by a common grazing area - the following year. [4] That initial 36-block area is today's ...
Penn Hills is located at (40.476218, -79.833302 According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 19.3 square miles (50 km 2), of which 19.0 square miles (49 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2), or 1.40%, is water.
Ross Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is adjacent to the northern border of Pittsburgh. The population of the township was 33,176 at the 2020 census. While most of the township is residential, a retail corridor is located along McKnight Road along with business districts on U.S. Route 19 and Babcock ...
The city of Pittsburgh expanded and absorbed these areas lying southward of the original city of Pittsburgh. Allentown was carved out of St. Clair Township, which was one of the original townships of Allegheny County. On April 26, 1827, Joseph Allen, an Englishman, purchased the land that would eventually be known as Allentown from Jeremiah ...
The city of Duquesne was settled in 1789 [6] and incorporated in 1891. The city derives its name from Fort Duquesne. [7]Duquesne Works, a productive steel mill that was part of Carnegie Steel Corporation and later part of U.S. Steel, was the heart and soul of Duquesne during its brightest moments in the early 20th century.
Trafford City Alumni sandlot football team was the first team to play the newly renamed Pittsburgh Steelers, in an exhibition game on August 28, 1940. [14] Prior to 1940 , the Pittsburgh football team went by the name "Pirates".) [ 15 ]