Allegheny, Pennsylvania
former municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegheny City (1788–1907) was a Pennsylvania municipality, now known as and part of the modern city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Allegheny City was a right bank municipality located west across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh, with its southwest border formed by the Ohio River and is known today as the North Side of Pittsburgh. It was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907.
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 The Allegheny Post Office is one of the few remaining structures of Allegheny City's downtown | |
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| Coordinates: 40°26′30″N 80°00′00″W / 40.44167°N 80.00000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Founded | 1788 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 1828 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1840 |
| Annexed (Pittsburgh) | 1907 |
| Elevation | 1,370 ft (420 m) |
| Population (1900) | 129,896 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 15212, 15214, 15233 |
| Area code | 412 |
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
- Allegheny City Commercial Districts Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Allegheny City Society
- Allegheny City Historic Gallery Archived 2019-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Frederick P. Mayer, "North Side: A Day in Old Allegheny", Pittsburgh Record, June 1930.
- Across the river Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh historical reprint
- David M. Brown, "A giant forged" Archived 2019-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 11 June 2006, reprint at Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
- David M. Brown, "Society marks 1907 annexation of Allegheny City", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 28 July 2007
- German Heritage Sites in Pittsburgh and Allegheny City, Washington and Jefferson College
- The Teutonia Männerchor
- Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania
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