Chartiers Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Chartiers Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Chartiers City, Crafton Heights, East Carnegie, Elliott, Sheraden, Windgap |
| Origin of name | Pierre Chartier |
Chartiers Avenue is named for Pierre Chartier (1690–1759?),[1] a French–Shawnee fur trader who lived in the area in the 1740s.[2][3] He is also the eponym of Chartiers Creek[4][3] and the neighborhood of Chartiers City,[5] and, through a modification of the name, Chateau Street[6][7][3] and the neighborhood of Chateau.[5]
References
- ↑ Julia Morgan Harding. "Names of Pittsburgh streets: Their historical significance." Pittsburgh Bulletin, Feb. 15, 1893. Reprinted in Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt: Early Names of Pittsburgh Streets, 13th ed., pp. 52–60, Fort Pitt Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 1958 (HathiTrust 007074456). [view source] harding
- ↑ George Thornton Fleming. History of Pittsburgh and Environs: From Prehistoric Days to the Beginning of the American Revolution, vol. 1, p. 129. American Historical Society, New York and Chicago, 1922. Google Books 7ctaAAAAYAAJ, ffQMAAAAYAAJ, S88wAQAAMAAJ, tzUafgt-eskC; HathiTrust 011262563; Historic Pittsburgh 01aee9405m; Internet Archive historypittsbur01compgoog, historypittsbur01socigoog, historypittsbur01yorkgoog. [view source] fleming-history
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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, pp. 8–9. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source] miller
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "History recalled by street names: Stanwix brings to mind many important happenings in the early days of the Western Pennsylvania settlement." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Dec. 6, 1914, sec. 2, p. 8. Newspapers.com 85907599. [view source] fleming-history-recalled
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 38. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Colonial history recalled by street names: Doughty, Dinwiddie, McKean and Miffline are some of the interesting historical figures." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Jan. 10, 1915, sec. 3, p. 6. Newspapers.com 85750887. [view source] fleming-colonial
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Street names recall old citizens: North Side thoroughfares called after prominent early residents: First free library." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, June 25, 1916, sec. 6, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85766046. [view source] fleming-old-citizens
