Abbeville Press Publishers, c1998. Syka, Andrew, 1920. Growing up in Woods Run, 1920-1939 . Worley, Howard V. Pittsburgh's Vintage Firemen, 1790-1915 . This page is for you.
Students then research additional primary sources to compile a scrapbook for a hypothetical child.
The links here cover southwestern Pennsylvania as well as Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. The Pittsburgh's Department of City Planning has put together walking tours of several areas of town, including Allegheny West, Mexican War Streets, Manchester, Fourth Avenue, Grant Street, Mellon Square, Monongehela Wharf, and Downtown Churches. Alle-Kiski Valley Local History from Native People, Frontier Forts, Pioneers, Indsutry, etc. The Hill District History Mount Pleasant PA Original website.