McCandless Avenue

From Pittsburgh Streets
McCandless Avenue
Neighborhoods Stanton Heights, Upper Lawrenceville
Origin of name Wilson McCandless

McCandless Avenue is named for Wilson McCandless (1810–1882), fourth judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1859–1876).[1][2][3]

References

  1. A. A. Lambing and J. W. F. White. Allegheny County: Its early history and subsequent development, pp. 116–117. Snowden & Peterson, Pittsburgh, 1888. Google Books 6bY-AAAAYAAJ; HathiTrust 008957728, 100693049; Historic Pittsburgh 00aee8946m; Internet Archive centennialhistor00lamb; LCCN 18008828. [view source]lambing
  2. Annie Clark Miller. Early Land Marks and Names of Old Pittsburgh: An address delivered before the Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution at Carnegie Institute, Nov. 30, 1923, p. 34. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source]miller
  3. Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 61. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source]regan