Powhattan Street
| Powhattan Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Bloomfield |
| Origin of name | Powhatan people or Powhatan, a Powhatan leader |
| Sciota Street (until 1900) | |
| Powhatan Street (1900–1910) | |
| Origin of name | Powhatan people or Powhatan |
This street first appears in the 1899 Hopkins atlas, where it is labeled as part of Sciota Street.[1] It was renamed Powhatan Street, with one T, by a city ordinance in 1900.[2] Ten years later, another ordinance officially established the names of all streets in Pittsburgh; this ordinance spelled the name (perhaps inadvertently) as Powhattan Street, with two Ts,[3] perhaps by analogy with Manhattan.
In 1904, A. G. McKean included "Powhattan" in a list of streets with Native American names, compiled through "an examination of the Pittsburg and Allegheny street directory."[4] The name almost certainly refers either to the Powhatan people of Virginia or to Powhatan (ca. 1547 – ca. 1618), the leader of the Powhatan people when English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607 and the father of Pocahontas, but there is insufficient context to say which.
References
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 2, plate 6. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1899. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1899-volume-2-plat-book-pittsburgh-east. [view source] hopkins-1899-2
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name of Sciota street, between Osceola street and Atlantic avenue, to 'Powhatan sereet' [sic]." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1900–1901, no. 107. Passed June 25, 1900; approved June 30, 1900. Ordinance Book 13, p. 275. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1900–1901, appendix, p. 41, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1901 (Google Books DsBEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096599021; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordcommon1900). [view source] ordinance-1900-1901-107
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1909–1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. 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. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1909-1910-716
- ↑ A. G. McKean. "Our Pittsburg letter." Courier (Connellsville, Penna.), Apr. 28, 1904, p. 6. Newspapers.com 37848766. [view source] mckean
