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    The Great Fire of Pittsburgh was a conflagration in Pittsburgh which occurred on April 10, 1845. It was sparked by an unattended fire that ignited a nearby...
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  • 1845 – Great Fire of Pittsburgh destroyed over 1,000 buildings. 1845 – A fire at La Playa, the city port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, wiped out most of the Ponce...
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    aftermath of the Merthyr Rising. By the 1840s, Pittsburgh was one of the largest cities west of the Allegheny Mountains. The Great Fire of Pittsburgh destroyed...
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    The history of Pittsburgh began with centuries of Native American civilization in the modern Pittsburgh region, known as Jaödeogë’ in the Seneca language...
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    Pittsburgh Trust and Savings Company which was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 10, 1845. Due to the long recovery from the Great Fire of...
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    The Great Pittsburgh Pierogy Race N'at, commonly called the Great Pierogy Race, is an American mascot race between innings during a Pittsburgh Pirates...
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    Scott (March 25, 2005). "After the fire: Great White, survivors live with the horror of Rhode Island tragedy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Episode Transcripts...
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  • the nearby towns of Tlalpan and Xochimilco. April 10 – The Great Fire of Pittsburgh destroys much of the American city of Pittsburgh. April 20 – Ramón...
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  • The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National...
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    Pittsburgh grew into an important town West of the Alleghenies, although the Great Fire of Pittsburgh devastated the town in the 1840s. In 1834, Pennsylvania...
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    On March 17 and 18, 1936, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, witnessed the worst flood in its history when flood levels peaked at 46 feet (14 m). This...
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  • its records and files, were destroyed in the Great Fire of 1845 that wiped out 20 square blocks of Pittsburgh. Classes were temporarily held in Trinity Church...
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    member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. Founded as part of the American Association in 1881 under the name Pittsburgh Alleghenys, the...
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  • A Pittsburgh rare steak is one that has been heated to a very high temperature very quickly, so it is charred on the outside but still rare or raw on the...
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    The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a...
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  • of the United States, and George M. Dallas is sworn in as 11th vice president. April 10 – The Great Fire of Pittsburgh destroys much of the city of Pittsburgh...
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  • Mysteries of Pittsburgh is a 1988 novel by American author Michael Chabon. It is a coming-of-age tale set during the early 1980s in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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    Historic District. In addition, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire operates Fire Station No. 14 on McKee Place and Fire Station No. 10 on Allequippa Street...
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    Ferry Street in 1955. The Great Fire of Pittsburgh of April 10, 1845, began on Ferry Street, which is now the southern portion of Stanwix Street. "Ferry...
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  • the contest, which Pittsburgh lost, 122-116.) Ownership was not amused, and Blake was fired soon after. The most memorable moment of the season came when...
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    Greater Pittsburgh is the metropolitan area surrounding the city of Pittsburgh in Western Pennsylvania, United States. The region includes Allegheny County...
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    The flag of Pittsburgh is a triband flag featuring vertical bands of black and gold and Pittsburgh's coat of arms in the center. In 2004, the flag was...
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    Alexander the Great. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-6084-3. Hammond, NGL (1983). Sources for Alexander the Great. Cambridge...
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    Armour, with Helmet, c. 1555, by Anton Peffenhauser View of the Great Fire of Pittsburgh, 1846, oil on canvas, by William Coventry Wall Farallon Island...
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    The Pittsburgh railway strike occurred in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as part of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. It was one of many incidents of strikes...
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    designed in 1818 and built of wood and iron. During the Great Fire of Pittsburgh in 1845, the bridge was destroyed by fire in a swift, ten-minute blaze...
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    of Pittsburgh Press. "Pyle's Great Column on Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Press. April 19, 1945. Regan, Bob (2005). The Steps of Pittsburgh, Portrait of a City...
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    Ty Longley (category Deaths from fire in the United States)
    2005). "After the fire: Great White, survivors live with the horror of Rhode Island tragedy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Son of Great White guitarist cheers...
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