Watt Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Watt Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Middle Hill |
| Origin of name | John Watt |
The location of Watt Street was established by a city ordinance in 1874.[1] It is named for John Watt, who owned property in this area in the 1870s.[2]
See also
- 11th Street, labeled "Watt St." (probably erroneously) in the reproduction of George Woods' 1784 plan in the 1872 Hopkins atlas
References
- ↑ "An ordinance locating Watt street, 13th ward, from Ridge street to Wylie avenue." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1874, no. 109. Enacted May 1, 1874. Ordinance Book 4, p. 88. In The Municipal Record: Containing the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, Together with the Ordinances, &c.: With an Index, vol. VII, p. 48, Pittsburgh Daily Gazette, Pittsburgh, 1874 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1874, pghmunicipalrecord1872; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_b78633ff-9e73-4819-b144-48f22c9112be/). [view source] ordinance-1874-109
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 43. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny. [view source] hopkins-1872
