Duff Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Duff Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Middle Hill |
| Origin of name | Duff family |
Duff Street was laid out in 1871 in a plan of lots by E. P. Jones and Charles Jeremy.[1] It is named for the Duff family,[2] who owned the land to the west of the street.[3][4] Peter Duff lived here in 1853;[5] he was the founder of Duff's College of Pittsburgh.[2] Peter Duff had four children: William H. Duff, Charles P. Duff, Thomas Duff, and Mrs. John Dalzell.[2]
References
- ↑ "Jones and Jeremy's plan of lots: Situate in the 13th Ward City of Pittsburgh." Laid out Nov. 1871; recorded Feb. 21, 1876, Plan Book 6, p. 68. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779332. [view source] jones-jeremy-plan
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 George T. Fleming. "Old Minersville: Directory of Minersville—names of prominent Pittsburgh people reprinted—coal producers of that era—coal mines and coke ovens: Job Inder's recollections drawn on—Pitt Township taxables of 1853 recalled: A forgotten hamlet—tales of a prosperous suburb of eighty years ago—out the Pike, otherwise the old Seventh street road: Hilly Pitt Township located—Isaac Harris' descriptions—a prosperous place." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Mar. 8, 1925, sec. 5, [p. 2]. Newspapers.com 86280695. [view source] fleming-minersville
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 43. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 7. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Aged man tells tales of his boyhood: Octogenarian's recollections picture Minersville as stirring suburb: Events 70 years ago." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Dec. 12, 1915, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85896674. [view source] fleming-aged-man-boyhood
