February 11, 2015
The area was mostly occupied by Native Americans and Pioneer men in forts until the late 1700s. At that time women pioneers began to move into […]
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February 11, 2015
Pittsburghers are no strangers to talismans. During the 1966 Pirates baseball season, legendary broadcaster Bob Prince introduced the Green Weenie, a green plastic rattle that was […]
February 11, 2015
Explosions, fires, floods: it sometimes seems as if we are living in cataclysmic times, but if you open a book on the history of Pittsburgh, you’ll […]
February 11, 2015
If cities were alive, rivers would be their arteries. Since time immemorial, rivers have been the lifeblood of civilization. The greatest cities in the world are […]
February 11, 2015
Greece has made a huge impact on the world. The Greeks have made enormous contributions to architecture, philosophy, theater, politics and government, sports, mathematics, science, and […]
February 11, 2015
Many cities in the United States have communities of Arabs. Although not as large as the communities in places such as Detroit, Washington, D.C., or Los […]
February 11, 2015
Pittsburgh has experience large influxes of immigrants through its long history. Many came to the region to escape an oppressive ruler or to simply seek a […]
February 11, 2015
When Slovakian immigrants came to the United States it was common for them to name settlements after their native land. That’s why we have places called […]
February 11, 2015
Croatia is a bit smaller than the state of West Virginia. Many Croatian immigrants settled in the Pittsburgh region. Therefore, this tiny country in southeastern Europe […]