The New Wabash R.R. Station in Pittsburg

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $9.95
Original Price: $15.95

Stock #:439795
Type: Postcard
Era: Divided Back
City: Pittsburgh
State: Pennsylvania (PA)
County: Allegheny
Publisher: Hugh C. Leighton Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
The second city of Pennsylvania in population and importance. Occupies the delta between the Alleghany and Monongahela Rivers which here join to form the Ohio. This is the site of the old French Fort du Quesne, famous in colonial annals. On its capture by the British the name became Fort Pitt, in honor of the Prime Minister, hence Pittsburg. Several popular suburbs are connected with Pittsburg by many artistic bridges which span the Alleghany and Monongahela Rivers. 10.

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