Lithgow Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Lithgow Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Perry South |
| Origin of name | Lithgow B. Means |
Lithgow Avenue was laid out in a plan of lots for W. J. Means recorded in 1872.[1] It was named in memory of his brother, Lithgow B. Means, who had died some 20 years earlier, probably in 1851.[2]
References
- ↑ "Plan of lots situate in 2nd Ward Allegheny City: Surveyed and laid out for W. J. Means by W. McHendry, C. E." Recorded May 1, 1872, Plan Book 4, p. 207. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3778976. [view source] wj-means-1872-plan
- ↑ W. J. M. "The following stanzas were composed on the death of Lithgow B. Means." Daily Pittsburgh Gazette, Jan. 3, 1852, [p. 4]. Newspapers.com 85635798. [view source] lithgow-b-means
