Milgate Street
| Milgate Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Bloomfield |
| Mary Street (until 1881) | |
| Mifflin Street (1881–1910) | |
| Origin of name | Thomas Mifflin |
This street appears in the 1882 Hopkins atlas, labeled Mary Street. It was a continuation of Mary Street further to the west (today Mintwood Street),[1] though it seems the two streets were never actually connected.
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.[2] 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.[3]
The disconnected eastern segment of Mifflin Street was renamed Milgate Street in 1910.[4]
See also
- Mary Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "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
