Norton Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Norton Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Mount Washington |
| Origin of name | A. P. Norton |
This street appears as Norton Avenue in the 1872 Hopkins atlas, named for A. P. Norton, who laid out the plan of lots.[1] The name was established as Norton Street by a city ordinance in 1881.[2]
See also
- Newton Street, named Norton Street until 1881
References
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, pp. 107–108. 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
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
