Curtin Avenue

From Pittsburgh Streets
Curtin Avenue
Neighborhood Beltzhoover
Origin of name Andrew Gregg Curtin

Curtin Avenue is named for Andrew Gregg Curtin (1815 or 1817 – 1894), governor of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War.[1]

References

  1. George T. Fleming. "Names recall Civil War heroes: Soldiers of national and local fame well commemorated in Pittsburgh: Battles also live." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, May 30, 1915, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85758872. [view source]fleming-civil-war