Notes:Edgerton Avenue
Edgerton Avenue appears in Source:Park-place-plan, laid out May 1860 and recorded July 17, 1869.
1869-09-27: Municipal Record, Common Council (p. 84): "Surveys. ¶ Mr. CHISLETT presented the report of the Survey Committee, with the following plans: ¶ . . . ¶ Plan of Edgerton avenue. Approved."
1869-09-28: "City Councils" (continued from p. 1), Pittsburgh Gazette, p. 8 (Newspapers.com 86350087): "From the Survey Committee. ¶ Mr, Chislett from the Survey Committee presented plans of Forbes and Murdoch streets, Joncaire street, Edgerton avenue, Jefferson and Alpine streets, and Madison avenue, Webster avenue extension and Mason street extension, all of which were adopted."
1869-10-25: Municipal Record, Select Council (p. 85): "Mr. HAILMAN presented a petition and ordinance for the opening of Edgerton avenue, from the intersection of Forbes street to the city line, in accordance with a plan adopted by the City Engineer. ¶ The petition was accepted, the rules suspended and the ordinance read a third time and passed finally."
1869-11-29: Municipal Record, Common Council (p. 100): "The following business of Select Council was concurred in: ¶ Ordinance to survey and open Edgerton avenue."
Source:Ordinance-1869-edgerton
Source:Hopkins-1872, p. 67: "Edgerton Ave." from Lang Avenue (?) to Peebles Street. But it also labels modern Northumberland Street "Edgerton Ave." This was made part of Homewood Avenue by Source:Ordinance-1881-33.
Source:Hopkins-1876, p. 77
Source:Hopkins-1882, plate 19: Edgerton Ave. from Peebles Street to what is now Lyndhurst Drive.
Who was Edgerton?
Source:Thurston-1860, p. 84: "Edgerton D. M., of Edgerton & Stewart, bds 69 Fourth ¶ Edgerton & Stewart, wholesale grocers, 107 Wood"
Source:Thurston-1867, p. 133: "Edgerton Christian, lab. Van Braam ¶ Edgerton D. M. Prest. Merchants National Telegraph Co. Penn and Hand"
Source:Thurston-1868, p. 125: "Edgerton Christopher, shoemaker, Shadyside, P R R ¶ Edgerton D. M., broker and dealer in Petroleum, Duquesne way and Irwin, h Penn n Wayne ¶ Edgerton William H., oil broker, Dalzell Block, Duquesne way and Irwin, h Penn n Wayne"
- p. 138: "Edgerton D. M., petroleum broker, 2 Perry building, Duquense [sic] way ¶ Edgerton W. H., petroleum broker, 2 Perry building, Duquesne way"
- p. 505 (Business Directory): "Oil Refiners and Dealers. ¶ . . . ¶ Edgerton D. M., Perry Block, Duquesne way ¶ Edgerton Wm. H., Dalzell Building, Duquesne way"
1874-11-06: "City matters in brief," Pittsburgh Commercial, [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 85640162): "D. M. Edgerton, formerly a prominent oil dealer of this city, now of Denver, Colorado, is in the city, on a visit to his friends."
1879-07-17: "Personal," Daily Post (Pittsburgh), [p. 4] (Newspapers.com 87629179): "D. M. Edgerton, of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, is in the city."
David Morgan Edgerton: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218400271/david-morgan-edgerton
William Henry Edgerton: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97945153/william-henry-edgerton — Is this the right person? His mother's maiden name was also Morgan.
