Carnak Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Carnak Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Upper Hill |
| Origin of name | Karnak, Egypt |
This street was first laid out in 1870 in a plan of lots for Margaret Herron;[1][2] it was extended in the plan of the heirs of Elizabeth Herron, recorded in 1872.[3] Neither of these plans gave it a name: they both labeled it simply "Alley" and specified its width as 20 feet. It was named Carnak Street by a city ordinance in 1881.[4] It is named for Karnak, the site of an ancient temple complex in Egypt.[5]
References
- ↑ "Plan of building lots, situate in the 13th Ward City of Pittsburg: Laid out for Mrs. Margaret Herron." Laid out Aug. 1870; recorded Feb. 28, 1873, Plan Book 5, p. 52. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779097. [view source] margaret-herron-plan
- ↑ 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; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
- ↑ "Plan of building lots situated in the 13th Ward City of Pittsburgh: Laid out for the heirs of the late Elizabeth Herron (deceased) sole devisee of the late S. D. Herron dec'd." Recorded Aug. 19, 1872, Plan Book 4, p. 279. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779018. [view source] elizabeth-herron-heirs-plan
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1880–1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the Year 1880, pp. 213–234, Herald Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1881 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1880-1881-33
- ↑ W. G. Kaufmann. "Names of streets: Pittsburg ransacked creation when doing its christening: Honors for local celebrities: The hard fighters and the noble Indians all taken care of: How other titles originated." Pittsburg Dispatch, Mar. 15, 1891, p. 15. Newspapers.com 76218287. [view source] kaufmann
