Taylor Street
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For other streets that have been named Taylor Street, see Taylor Street (disambiguation).
| Taylor Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Bloomfield |
| Origin of name | Zachary Taylor |
Taylor Street was laid out as part of the original plan of Bloomfield in 1850 by William Woolslayer[1] (eponym of Woolslayer Way). It appears in the 1852 map of R. E. McGowin.[2] It is named for Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), major general in the Mexican–American War and twelfth President of the United States (1849–1850), who had died in office just a few months before Woolslayer laid out his plan.
References
- ↑ "Plan of Bloomfield laid off for William Woolslayer." Laid out Oct. 1850 and Dec. 1855; recorded July 14, 1869, Plan Book 3, p. 298. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778745. [view source] bloomfield-woolslayer-plan
- ↑ R. E. McGowin. Map of the Cities of Pittsburgh and Allegheny and of the Boroughs of South-Pittsburgh, Birmingham, East-Birmingham, Lawrenceville, Duquesne & Manchester etc. Schuchman & Haunlein, Pittsburgh, 1852. https://collections.lib.uwm.edu/digital/collection/agdm/id/32269/. [view source] mcgowin-1852
