Anderson Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Anderson Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Allegheny Center, East Allegheny, North Shore |
| Origin of name | William Anderson |
Anderson Street is named for Major William Anderson, an officer in the American Revolution.[1][2][3] Ninth Street, directly across the Allegheny River, was officially part of Anderson Street from 1910 to 1915.
George T. Fleming, in a 1916 Post-Gazette column about the early days of the city, implies instead that Anderson Street is named for Paul Anderson, one of the original members of the Pittsburgh common council.[4] This is unlikely, as Anderson Street was in Allegheny City (not Pittsburgh) until its annexation in 1907.
References
- ↑ Annie Clark Miller. Early Land Marks and Names of Old Pittsburgh: An address delivered before the Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Carnegie Institute, Nov. 30, 1923, p. 27. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source] miller
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 62. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ "Street names sketch history of city: Tribute to many pioneers dimmed by time." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 26, 1936, anniversary section IV, p. 16. Newspapers.com 88921069. [view source] street-names
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Growth of city in century is great: Celebration of charter anniversary directs attention to progress made: Noteworthy events." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 12, 1916, fifth section, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85766545. [view source] fleming-growth
