Jucunda Street

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Jucunda Street
Neighborhood Knoxville
Origin of name Jucunda strawberry

Jucunda Street was laid out in two plans of lots recorded in 1873 and 1880.[1][2] It is named for the Jucunda strawberry, a variety grown on the Knox farm (the family for whom Knoxville is named).[3][4][5] The strawberry variety was initially dismissed as worthless when it was introduced from Europe, but Mr. Knox experimented with many varieties and concluded that the Jucunda was best.[6]

References

  1. "Plan of a part of Knoxville: Situated in Lower St. Clair Tp., Allegheny County Pennsylvania: Laid out for Knox and Bausman." Recorded July 15, 1873, Plan Book 5, pp. 162–163. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779154. [view source]knox-bausman-plan
  2. "Plan of lots situated in the Borough of Knoxville, Allegheny County laid out for Knox, Bausman and Mathews." Recorded Sept. 25, 1880, Plan Book 6, p. 219. Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds 3779449. [view source]knox-bausman-mathews-plan
  3. "Community to observe 'Know Knoxville Week.'" Pittsburgh Press, Apr. 15, 1934, p. 12. Newspapers.com 142935429. [view source]know-knoxville
  4. Jean M. Goldstrom, ed. Knoxville Borough; a History: The Story of a Pittsburgh Community, 3rd ed., p. 15. Whortleberry Press, Pittsburgh, 2009. [view source]goldstrom
  5. Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the City, Neighborhoods, Streets, Parks and More Got Their Names, p. 69. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source]regan
  6. Thomas Meehan, ed. "Editorial notes." The Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist, vol. XXI, no. 246, June 1879, pp. 177–180. Internet Archive gardenersmonthly21meeh. [view source]meehan