Neighborhood: Point Breeze North
Meade Street is named for George Gordon Meade (1815–1872), Union general in the American Civil War.[1, 2, 3] Nearby Thomas Boulevard and McPherson Boulevard are also named for Union generals.
[1]Carlin, Margaret. “How our streets got their names.” Pittsburgh Press, Feb. 6, 1966, Pittsburgh’s Family Magazine, p. 10. Newspapers.com 149098376.
[2]Fleming, George T. “Names recall Civil War heroes: Soldiers of national and local fame well commemorated in Pittsburgh: Battles also live.” Pittsburgh Gazette Times, May 30, 1915, fifth section, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85758872.
[3]Law, Sarah L. Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze. Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, S. C., 2014, p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4671-2233-7.