Wallingford Street
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Wallingford Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Shadyside |
| Origin of name | Eliza Gray Craig Wallingford |
Wallingford Street is named for Eliza Gray Craig Wallingford[1][2][3][4][5] (1828–1881), granddaughter of Isaac Craig and daughter of Neville B. Craig (see Craig Street), who married Alexander M. Wallingford in 1851.[6]
The street appears in the 1872 Hopkins atlas, passing through land owned by Mrs. Wallingford.[7]
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ George T. Fleming. "Neville–Craig story good reading: Fascinating tale of doings of two families prominent in early Pittsburgh: Active in city life." Pittsburgh Gazette Times, Sept. 5, 1915, sec. 2, p. 5. Newspapers.com 85764705. [view source] fleming-neville-craig
- ↑ 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. 52. Pittsburgh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, 1924. Historic Pittsburgh 00awn8211m; Internet Archive earlylandmarksna00mill. [view source] miller
- ↑ Annie Clark Miller. Chronicles of Families, Houses and Estates of Pittsburgh and Its Environs, pp. 3–4. Pittsburgh, 1927. Google Books ulkLyD9MkygC; Internet Archive chroniclesoffami00mill. [view source] miller-chronicles
- ↑ Laura C. Frey. The Land in the Fork: Pittsburgh 1753–1914, p. 134. Dorrance & Co., Philadelphia, 1955. LCCN 55-10986. [view source] frey
- ↑ William Henry Egle. Pennsylvania Genealogies: Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German, p. 492. Harrisburg Publishing Co., Harrisburg, 1896. Google Books d7_akH9VO_cC; HathiTrust 100328946, 100770592; Internet Archive cu31924028856900. [view source] egle
- ↑ Atlas of the Cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the Adjoining Boroughs, p. 63. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1872. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1872-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1872 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1872
