Mintwood Street

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Mintwood Street
Neighborhoods Bloomfield, Lower Lawrenceville
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Mary Street (until 1881)
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Mifflin Street (1881–1925)
Origin of name Thomas Mifflin

A short section of this street, from approximately modern 37th Street to 39th Street, appears in maps from 1852 and 1862, though it is not given a name.[1][2]

It appears as Mary Street in a plan of lots laid out for A. W. Ewing in 1868, beginning at John Street (today 37th Street) and continuing eastward past modern 39th Street.[3] John Woolslair's 1869 plan shows the segment from modern 39th Street to 40th Street, plus a bit more on either end, but does not give the street a name.[4] An 1871 plan of lots by G. Stoy in the same area labels it "Extension of Mary St."[5] The 1872 Hopkins atlas shows Mary Street extending from John Street to an unlabeled alley in the location of modern Fisk Street.[6] It was extended westward to Denny Street in 1879.[7]

A segment of Mary Street from Main Street to Winebiddle Street (modern Friendship Avenue) had been laid out by 1882.[8] The 1882 Hopkins atlas indicates that Mary Street had also been extended from Marks Alley (today Fisk Street) to Main Street,[8] though no such street was included in William Woolslayer's original plan of this area from the 1850s,[9] and it appears that this portion was never actually built.

Many Pittsburgh streets were renamed in 1881 to fix duplicates. The name Mary Street conflicted with that of Mary Street on the South Side (as well as another Mary Street in Bloomfield, today Minerva Street), so it was renamed Mifflin Street.[10] This name honored Thomas Mifflin (1744–1800), who was a member of the First Continental Congress, aide to George Washington, quartermaster general of the Continental Army, president of Congress, signer of the United States Constitution, president of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania's first governor.[11]

The disconnected eastern segment of Mifflin Street was renamed Milgate Street in 1910.[12]

In 1925, postal authorities proposed a number of changes to street names in order to fix duplication with streets in adjacent boroughs and townships. Mifflin Road was not within Pittsburgh city limits at the time, but it was near enough to the city to cause confusion. It was proposed to rename Mifflin Street to Mintwood Street. This was initially rejected by City Council,[13][14] but in the end the post office's new name was accepted.[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269. [view source] mcgowin-1852
  2. ↑ S. N. & F. W. Beers. Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Smith, Gallup & Hewitt, Philadelphia, 1862. LCCN 2012592151; https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/31783; 1862 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] beers
  3. ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the City of Pittsburgh laid out for Dr. A. W. Ewing and wife." Laid out Oct. 1, 1868; recorded Feb. 16, 1869, Plan Book 3, p. 277. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778725. [view source] aw-ewing-plan
  4. ↑ "Plan of building lots situate in the City of Pittsburgh: Made for John Woolslair." Laid out Mar. 1869; recorded July 20, 1870, Plan Book 4, pp. 38–39. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778810. [view source] john-woolslair-plan
  5. ↑ "G. Stoy's amended plan of the Woolslair lots, 16th Ward City of Pittsburgh." Laid out Sept. 15, 1871; recorded Sept. 25, 1871, Plan Book 4, pp. 116–117. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778900. [view source] g-stoy-plan
  6. ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, pp. 54–55. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny. [view source] hopkins-1872
  7. ↑ "Plan of all that portion of the Springfield Farm north of the Penn'a. R. R. showing the property of the Denny Estate in the 12th, 15th and 16th Wards Pittsburgh." Laid out July 15, 1879; recorded Aug. 1, 1879, Plan Book 6, pp. 180–187. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779413. [view source] springfield-farm-plan
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 10. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; included in the 1882 layer at PGH Historic Maps and Imagery (https://pittsburghpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=25ed595c7bde40cdae7165261a9a3ad6). [view source] hopkins-1882
  9. ↑ "Wm. Woolslayer's plan of Bloomfield." Laid out Oct. 1850 and Dec. 1855; recorded Mar. 11, 1874 and Apr. 14, 1874, Plan Book 5, pp. 238–239. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779228, 3779242. [view source] bloomfield-woolslayer-plan-2
  10. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b24d64b7-2eda-488e-a00b-cddc143becfd/). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
  11. ↑ George T. Fleming. "Colonial history recalled by street names: Doughty, Dinwiddie, McKean and Mifflin are some of the interesting historical figures." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Jan. 10, 1915, sec. 3, p. 6. Newspapers.com 85750887. [view source] fleming-colonial
  12. ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 715. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 342. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the Years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 312–328, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_0e903fff-f7d8-4eb5-9d15-f91b56e69396/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ef39b3f8-fdd8-4ad7-a239-10b67a3c2bff/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b7df2ed5-228d-4c8e-8d80-77fa7b457528/). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 19, 1910, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86611990, 86612022), Apr. 20, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612278, 86612297), and Apr. 21, pp. 10–11 (Newspapers.com 86612601, 86612625). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-715
  13. ↑ "Street name changes made in 150 cases by council: Members balk postal authorities in some designations: Conflict in titles cause." Pittsburgh Post, Jan. 22, 1925, pp. 1, 8. Newspapers.com 88486660, 88486701. [view source] 150-cases
  14. ↑ "137 streets to get new names: City officials and postal chiefs unite to wipe out duplications: Program tentative." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Jan. 22, 1925, pp. 1, 5. Newspapers.com 86164194, 86164222. [view source] 137-streets
  15. ↑ "An ordinance changing the names of certain avenues, streets and ways in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1925, no. 175. Passed Apr. 20, 1925; approved Apr. 22, 1925. Ordinance Book 36, p. 299. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1925, appendix, pp. 142–146, Kaufman Printing Company, Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books qSb28JpAxN8C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819786; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1925). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 27, 1925, p. 15 (Newspapers.com 88691643), and Apr. 28, [p. 21] (Newspapers.com 88691689). [view source] ordinance-1925-175
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