McCandless Avenue
From Pittsburgh Streets
| McCandless Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | Stanton Heights, Upper Lawrenceville |
| Origin of name | Wilson McCandless |
McCandless Avenue is named for Wilson McCandless (1810–1882), fourth judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (1859–1876).[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ A. A. Lambing and J. W. F. White. Allegheny County: Its Early History and Subsequent Development, pp. 116–117. Snowden & Peterson, Pittsburgh, 1888. Google Books 6bY-AAAAYAAJ; HathiTrust 008957728, 100693049; Historic Pittsburgh 00aee8946m; Internet Archive centennialhistor00lamb; LCCN 18008828. [view source] lambing
- ↑ 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, p. 34. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source] miller
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 61. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
