George Washington visited the area in 1753 and found the land at the Point to be an ideal place for a fort. At this time, Marquis Duquesne, who was the governor of Canada, was planning to seize the Ohio Valley for the French. He planned to construct a fort at the Point. Washington and the English retaliated. Captain William Trent arrived at the Point in
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H.J. Heinz Company in Pittsburgh The Heinz factory was famous for its cleanliness. In fact, Henry insisted upon it throughout the entire plant. Women were supplied with uniforms and there were showers and changing rooms for both males and females on the premises for the employees to use. The “factory tour” was invented by Heinz himself in 1899 so that people who wanted to watch
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Henry John Heinz left a considerable legacy in the city of Pittsburgh. Henry John was the oldest of eight children born to German immigrants. He was a hard working businessman who grew it into a multi-million dollar enterprise based in Pittsburgh. Henry was both shrewd and careful with his wealth. He gave generously to charitable and educational institutions. His endowment has carried on his charitable
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Heinz: A Pittsburgh Marketer Ahead of His Time Heinz was a brilliant marketer, always thinking of ways to promote his company and its products. He introduced the “pickle charm” to the world in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair. That pickle charm evolved in his famous “pickle pin.” At that fair Henry was not happy to have his company’s exhibit on the second floor of
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It’s enhanced more hamburgers than Hamburger Helper. With French fries it has formed as perfect a union as peanut butter and chocolate, and it’s made the inedible edible. What is this marvelous, miraculous substance? Why, it’s none other than Heinz Ketchup, the taste loved ’round the world. Pittsburgh’s Henry J. Heinz Henry J. Heinz, the son of German immigrants Frederick and Margaretta (Schmit) Heinz, was
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Pittsburgh, the “Smoky City” Pittsburgh was once known as the “Smoky City” or “Hell With the Lid Off” due to the overwhelmingly foul conditions that plagued it for over a century. Its geographic location and natural resource endowments made it an ideal home for the industries that inevitably created the pollution problem. The city’s dark past has been described as a cautionary tale for cities
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Whether it is the Jordan, Ganges, or Nile, rivers seem to draw people to them. It is no different in Pittsburgh, where the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers has been luring inhabitants to their banks for centuries. Early History Long before Colonel George Washington’s arrival in 1755 on a surveying mission, Native Americans such as the Shawnee, Seneca, and Lenape were thriving
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Pittsburgh’s military history reaches back to the founding of our nation and beyond. Before the Revolutionary War, George Washington began his military career in Western Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War. In 1758, he and General John Forbes drove the French from Fort Duquesne. The fate of over half of North America was decided right at the “point,” where Pittsburgh meets the Allegheny and
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Pittsburgh is proud of its famous sons and daughters, including William Pitt, Stephen Foster, Andrew Carnegie, Nellie Bly, and Fred Rogers. But like most families, Pittsburgh has had its share of black sheep. Some of Pittsburgh’s most notorious residents have stories that still fascinate today. Simon Girty You may have heard of the stream called Girty’s Run. A tributary of the Allegheny River that runs
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By the conclusion of World War II Pittsburgh was looking a bit shabby. Corporations found it increasingly difficult to lure talent to the city. Consequently, many corporations threatened to leave the area. Fearing an exodus, the city leaders deemed that Pittsburgh needed a facelift, a “renaissance.” Renaissance I To kick off this major urban renewal, later known as Renaissance I, the urban planners went back
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