Squirrel Hill Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Squirrel Hill Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Squirrel Hill North |
| Origin of name | Neighborhood of Squirrel Hill, or the hill itself |
The location and grade of Squirrel Hill Avenue were established by city ordinances in 1902.[1][2]
It is named either for the neighborhood of Squirrel Hill or for the hill itself. The hill was given this name by Native Americans, who used it as a hunting ground and named it for the many squirrels there.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Squirrel Hill avenue from Northumberland avenue to Wilkins street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1901–1902, no. 553. Passed Mar. 10, 1902; approved Mar. 11, 1902. Ordinance Book 14, p. 422. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1901–1902, appendix, p. 212, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1902 (Google Books vMJEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598960; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1901). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Post, Mar. 24, 1902, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 86374419), Mar. 25, p. 3 (Newspapers.com 86374489), and Mar. 26, p. 12 (Newspapers.com 86374818); and in the Pittsburg Press, Mar. 28, 1902, p. 21 (Newspapers.com 141825941), Mar. 29, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 141826100), and Mar. 31, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 141827053). [view source] ordinance-1901-1902-553
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the grade of Squirrel Hill avenue from Northumberland avenue to Wilkins street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1901–1902, no. 554. Passed Mar. 10, 1902; approved Mar. 11, 1902. Ordinance Book 14, p. 423. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1901–1902, appendix, p. 212, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1902 (Google Books vMJEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598960; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecordselect1901). Reprinted in the Pittsburg Post, Mar. 24, 1902, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 86374419), Mar. 25, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 86374557), and Mar. 26, p. 12 (Newspapers.com 86374818); and in the Pittsburg Press, Mar. 28, 1902, p. 4 (Newspapers.com 141825695), Mar. 29, p. 9 (Newspapers.com 141826117), and Mar. 31, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 141827053). [view source] ordinance-1901-1902-554
- ↑ Joe Browne. "Streets are index of local history." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 28, 1983, p. 37. Newspapers.com 89790718. [view source] browne-streets
- ↑ Squirrel Hill Historical Society. Helen Wilson, ed. Squirrel Hill: A Neighborhood History, p. 28. History Press, Charleston, S. C., 2017, ISBN 978-1-4671-3625-9. LCCN 2016961484. [view source] wilson-helen
