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Mack, Connie

(Encyclopedia)Mack, Connie (Cornelius McGillicuddy), 1862–1956, American baseball player and manager, b. East Brookfield, Mass. He was a star catcher for the Washington Senators (1886–89) and the Pittsburgh Pir...

Monroeville

(Encyclopedia)Monroeville, borough (1990 pop. 29,169), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh; settled 1810, inc. 1952. It is primarily residential, with a major shopping mall. Monroeville has chemical and n...

Einhorn, David

(Encyclopedia)Einhorn, David īnˈhôrn [key], 1809–79, Jewish theological writer and leader of the Reform movement in Judaism in the United States. Born in Bavaria, he studied philosophy at Munich and was influe...

McKees Rocks

(Encyclopedia)McKees Rocks, borough (1990 pop. 7,691), Allegheny co., SW Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Ohio River; settled c.1764, inc. 1892. Manufacturing includes metal and food products, lubric...

Clairton

(Encyclopedia)Clairton, city (2020 pop. 6,475), Allegheny co., SW Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River; settled 1770, inc. 1903. Building...

Plum, city, Pennsylvania

(Encyclopedia)Plum, borough (1990 pop. 25,609), Allegheny co., SW Pa. on the Allegheny River, in a bituminous coal area; founded 1788, inc. 1956. It is a residential suburb of Pittsburgh. Apples and nursery stock a...

Dormont

(Encyclopedia)Dormont dôrˈmŏnt [key], borough (2020 pop. 8,244), Allegheny co., SW Pa., a residential su...

Unitas, Johnny

(Encyclopedia)Unitas, Johnny yo͞onītˈəs [key], 1933–2002, American football player, widely regarded as the greatest professional quarterback of all time; b. Pittsburgh. After playing for the Univ. of Louisvil...

Garner, Erroll Louis

(Encyclopedia)Garner, Erroll Louis, 1921–77, American jazz pianist and composer, b. Pittsburgh. He wrote some 200 songs, including “Misty,” “Dreamy,” and “Solitaire.” He developed a unique style of pi...

Pitt, Fort

(Encyclopedia)Pitt, Fort: see Fort Duquesne; Pittsburgh. ...

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