Natchez Street
| Natchez Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Mount Washington |
| Origin of name | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Neville Street (until 1881) | |
| Origin of name | Neville family |
This street was originally named Neville Street.[1][2] It was named for the Neville family, of whom General John Neville, Presley Neville, and Neville B. Craig were notable members.[1] For more about the Neville family, see Neville Street.
Because of the duplication with Neville Street in the East End, the street was renamed Natchez Street in 1881.[2] The name comes from Natchez, Mississippi,[3][4] an important port on the Mississippi River, well known to Pittsburgh steamboatmen.[3] It was a major center of the slave trade before the Civil War. It was surrendered without a fight to the Union Army in 1862; the street name may have been a commemoration of this bloodless victory.[4] The name of the city comes from that of the Natchez people.[5][3]
See also
- Neville Street (disambiguation), for other streets that have had that name
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 George T. Fleming. "Neville a name that shines in history: Notable deeds of two Revolutionary heroes recalled by Pittsburgh streets: A legacy of honor." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Aug. 15, 1915, sec. 5, p. 2. Newspapers.com 85379719. [view source] fleming-neville
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 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 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 George Thornton Fleming. History of Pittsburgh and Environs: From Prehistoric Days to the Beginning of the American Revolution, vol. 1, pp. 148–149. 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gilbert Love. "What's in a name? A lot!: Titles of city streets recall persons famed in U. S. history: From Golden Triangle eastward, thoroughfares list great and near great of colonial and revolutionary days." Pittsburgh Press, Feb. 12, 1944, p. 9. Newspapers.com 147946752. [view source] love-titles
- ↑ William Bright. Native American Placenames of the United States, p. 317. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2004, ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4. [view source] bright
