Sherrod Street
| Sherrod Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Central Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Modification of Sherman, its former name |
| Sherman Street (until 1910) | |
| Portion | Between 44th Street and 45th Street |
| Origin of name | William Tecumseh Sherman |
| Irwin Place (1890–1910) | |
| Portion | Between 42nd Street and 44th Street |
| Origin of name | James Irwin |
The part of Sherrod Street from 44th Street to 45th Street was originally named Sherman Street[1] for William Tecumseh Sherman (1820–1891), Union general in the American Civil War.[2] The rest, between 42nd Street and 44th Street, was laid out later as Irwin Place and dedicated in 1890.[3] The name is that of James Irwin, who formerly owned the land through which the street passes.[4] The 1872 Hopkins atlas shows a chemical works on Irwin's land.[1]
In 1910, three years after the annexation of Allegheny into the City of Pittsburgh, over 900 streets were renamed to fix duplicates. Sherman Street conflicted with Sherman Avenue on the North Side,[2] and Irwin Place conflicted with Irwin Avenue, so the two streets were together changed to Sherrod Street.[5] The name Sherrod is a modification of Sherman.
See also
- Irwin Street and Sherman Street, for other streets that have had those names
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 59. 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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
- ↑ "Dedication of Irwin place, from Forty-second street to Forty-fourth street." Pittsburgh city dedication, 1890–1891, no. 173. Approved Nov. 27, 1890. Ordinance Book 7, p. 579. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, p. 283, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890) and Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of Pittsburgh: For the Year 1890–1, p. 299, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1890–1891 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1890). [view source] dedication-1890-1891-173
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 3, plate 4. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1890. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1890-volume-3-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1890-3
- ↑ "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
