Knox Avenue

From Pittsburgh Streets
Knox Avenue
Neighborhoods Allentown, Knoxville
Origin of name Knox family

Knox Avenue is named for the Knox family, for whom Knoxville is named.[1][2]

References

  1. Jean M. Goldstrom, ed. Knoxville Borough; a History: The story of a Pittsburgh community, 3rd ed., p. 15. Whortleberry Press, Pittsburgh, 2009. [view source]goldstrom
  2. Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 70. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source]regan