Andrew Carnegie-Industrialist, visionary, philanthropist. A giant of Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He was also one of the highest profile philanthropists of his era; his 1889 article proclaiming "The Gospel of Wealth" called on the rich to use their wealth to improve society, and stimulated wave after wave of philanthropy.Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States with his very poor parents in 1848. Carnegie started as a telegrapher and by the 1860s had investments in railroads, railroad sleeping cars, bridges and oil derricks. He built further wealth as a bond salesman raising money for American enterprise in Europe. He built Pittsburgh's Carnegie Steel Company, which he sold to J.P. Morgan in 1901 for $480 million (the equivalent of approximately $13.5 billion in 2012), creating the U.S. Steel Corporati
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The great George Marshall, General of the Army, was from the Pittsburgh area
George Catlett Marshall, Jr. GCB (December 31, 1880 – October 16, 1959), was an American military leader, Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. Once noted as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II,[4] Marshall served as the United States Army Chief of Staff during the war and as the chief military adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.Marshall's name was given to the Marshall Plan, subsequent to a commencement address he presented as Secretary of State at Harvard University in the spring of 1947. The speech broadly outlined for Europeans to create their own plan for rebuilding Europe after WWII, funded by the United States. Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize for the plan in 1953.
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Jonas Salk developed the Polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine.
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Franco Harris and the "Immaculate Reception" one of all time highlights of Pittsburgh sports historyCapture Date: Nov 8, 2014 02:23 PM•Views: 31No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Pittsburgh Popcorn Company, a place for serious popcorn addicts like my wife.Capture Date: Nov 8, 2014 02:54 PM•Views: 33No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Women on a mission..... |
Dozens of exotic flavors at the Pitsburgh Popcorn CompanyCapture Date: Nov 8, 2014 02:55 PM•Views: 28No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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University of Pittsburgh-Stephen Foster Memorial and Cathedral of LearningCapture Date: Nov 8, 2013 04:21 PM•Views: 28No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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University of Pittsburgh-Heinz Memorial Chapel
The chapel was a gift of German-American Henry John Heinz, founder of the H.J. Heinz Company, who wanted to honor his mother, Anna Margaretta Heinz, with a building at the university. Upon his death in 1919, Heinz’s three surviving children (Howard, Irene, and Clifford) added to his bequest in order to memorialize their grandmother and honor their father. Their choice of a chapel for a memorial was guided by the concepts of education and religion which Anna Margaretta Heinz imbued in her children.
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One of Pittsburgh's most famous sons.Capture Date: Nov 8, 2013 04:22 PM•Views: 29No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Forbes Avenue, the main artery through Pittsburgh's Oakland District.
Oakland is the academic and healthcare center of Pittsburgh, one of the city's major cultural centers, and is Pennsylvania's third largest "Downtown". Only Center City Philadelphia and Downtown Pittsburgh can claim more economic and social activity than Oakland.[1] The neighborhood is urban and diverse and is home to several universities, museums, and hospitals, as well as an abundance of shopping, restaurants, and students. Oakland is home to the Schenley Farms National Historic District which encompasses two city designated historic districts: the mostly residential Schenley Farms Historic District and the predominantly institutional Oakland Civic Center Historic District.
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University of Pittsburgh-Heinz Memorial ChapelCapture Date: Nov 8, 2013 04:26 PM•Views: 29No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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University of Pittsburgh CampusCapture Date: Nov 8, 2013 04:27 PM•Views: 28No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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University of Pittsburgh-Catherdral of LearningCapture Date: Nov 8, 2013 04:32 PM•Views: 29No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Georgia and Tom in front of Pitt's signature buildingCapture Date: Nov 8, 2013 04:34 PM•Views: 28No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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The Pitt PantherCapture Date: Nov 8, 2013 04:34 PM•Views: 29No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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