Monterey Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Monterey Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Northside |
| Origin of name | Battle of Monterrey |
Monterey Street was laid out and named for a battle of the Mexican-American War by Alexander Hays, eponym of Hays Street, who was a veteran of that war.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
There were two engagements in the Mexican-American War with very similar names: the Battle of Monterey, July 7, 1846, in what is today Monterey, California, and the Battle of Monterrey, September 21–24, 1846, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. The former was hardly a battle—the port of Monterey was seized with no opposition and no casualties.[9]:170–171 It is more likely that the street is named for the hard-fought and more significant Battle of Monterrey.[9]:81–105
References
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Names recall Civil War heroes: Soldiers of national and local fame well commemorated in Pittsburgh: Battles also live." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, May 30, 1915, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85758872. [view source] fleming-civil-war
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Mexican names for local streets: Events of 70 years ago and parts taken by Pittsburghers are recalled: Interesting tales." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, July 9, 1916, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85766354. [view source] fleming-mexican
- ↑ Annie Clark Miller. Early Land Marks and Names of Old Pittsburgh: An address delivered before the Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Carnegie Institute, Nov. 30, 1923, p. 23. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source] miller
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Margaret Carlin. "How our streets got their names." Pittsburgh Press, Feb. 6, 1966, Pittsburgh's Family Magazine, p. 10. Newspapers.com 149098376. [view source] carlin
- ↑ Joe Browne. "Streets are index of local history." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 28, 1983, p. 37. Newspapers.com 89790718. [view source] browne-streets
- ↑ Franklin Toker. Pittsburgh: An urban portrait, p. 161. Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Penna., 1986, ISBN 0-271-00415-0. LCCN 85-71786. [view source] toker
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 60. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 K. Jack Bauer. The Mexican War: 1846–1848. Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1974, ISBN 0-02-507890-9. LCCN 74003489. [view source] bauer
