Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . hichhere form the Ohio. The city proper occupies the delta between the two rivers,and in 1870 had a population of 86,076 ; but in 1872 and 1874 enough of the subur-ban towns were annexed to raise the population (according to the census of 1870)to 121,799. The population in 1875 was estimated by the local authorities at 140,-000. Pittsburg was laid out in 1765 on the site of the old French Fort du Quesne,famous in colonial annals, and on its capture by the British the name was changedto Fort Pitt, in honor of William Pitt. The city charter
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . hichhere form the Ohio. The city proper occupies the delta between the two rivers,and in 1870 had a population of 86,076 ; but in 1872 and 1874 enough of the subur-ban towns were annexed to raise the population (according to the census of 1870)to 121,799. The population in 1875 was estimated by the local authorities at 140,-000. Pittsburg was laid out in 1765 on the site of the old French Fort du Quesne,famous in colonial annals, and on its capture by the British the name was changedto Fort Pitt, in honor of William Pitt. The city charter was granted in 1816. In 78 HAND-BOOK OF AMERICAN CITIES. 1845 a conflagration destroyed the entire business quarter, consuming $5,000,000worth of property. The city is substantially and compactly built, and containsmany fine residences, particularly in the E. section. A large number of the princi-pal avenues are graded and paved. Horse-cars run throujh the principal streets,and to the suburbs. Seven bridges span the Alleghany Kiver and 5 the Mononga-. Pjttsbuv hela. From its situation, Pittsburg enjoys excellent commercial facilities, and hasbecome the centre of an extensive commerce with the Western States; while itsvicinity to the inexhaustible iron and coal mines of Pennsylvania has raised it togreat and merited distinction as a manufacturing centre. The extent of its ironmanufactures has given it the appellation of the Iron City, while the heavy pallof smoke that constantly overhangs it, i)roduced by burning bituminous coal in allthe dwelling-houses and manutacturing establishments, has caused it to be styledthe Smoky City. About one-fourtb of the pig-iron and blooms of the UnitedStates is used by the rolling-mills of Pittsburg, of which there are 16 ; and about150 minor iron-establishments convert the product of these mills into machineryand implements for agriculture and domestic use. The annual value of the ironmanufactures is about $30,000,000. There are 8 steel-works,
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