Craft Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
See also Belgreen Place, which was formerly part of Craft Avenue.
| Craft Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | South Oakland |
| Origin of name | James S. Craft |
Craft Avenue is named for James S. Craft,[1][2][3] an attorney from a New Jersey Quaker family who came to Oakland after the War of 1812.[4][5] He settled at what is now the corner of Forbes Avenue and Craft Avenue in a cabin called "The Bluffs," far outside Pittsburgh at the time.[1][4][5] Craft and his wife Emily survived an attack by Native Americans one night, after which they moved into town to Hand Street (today's Ninth Street).[4] Starting in 1860 he began to purchase land west of Pittsburgh with the aim to start a town.[4][5] He died in 1870, and shortly after his death the town of Crafton was laid out by his two daughters and son (see Crafton Boulevard).[1][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruth Ayers. "What's in a name?: Crafts, Gibsons and Irwins all gave their names to towns: Borough of Crafton was once estate of Pittsburgh lawyer: Pioneers played big part in development of communities." Pittsburgh Press, Oct. 3, 1936, p. 9. Newspapers.com 147045286. [view source] ayers
- ↑ Clifford C. Ham. Marilyn P. Ham, ed. Historic Oakland: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Articles from The Oakland Newspaper: 1989–1995, p. 15. Oakland Planning and Development Corporation, Pittsburgh, 2007. [view source] ham
- ↑ Gilbert Love. "What's in a name? A lot!: Titles of city streets recall persons famed in U. S. history: From Golden Triangle eastward, thoroughfares list great and near great of colonial and revolutionary days." Pittsburgh Press, Feb. 12, 1944, p. 9. Newspapers.com 147946752. [view source] love-titles
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 J. M. Miller. "The Crafts and Crafton: Interesting story of an old Pittsburgh family and the borough it founded." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Nov. 16, 1913, fourth section, p. 7. Newspapers.com 85622421. [view source] crafts-and-crafton
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Betsy Martin. The Story of Crafton: 1740–1992, pp. 24–25, 31–34. Crafton Historical Society, 1992. Historic Pittsburgh 31735055766921. [view source] martin
