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A George Washington Map

Map of Pittsburgh Before It Was Pittsburgh, by George Washington

This map of Pittsburgh before it was Pittsburgh, preserved in the archives of the Library of Congress, was made by George Washington, yes, that George Washington, when he was a young man on a military mission. He was also a surveyor by training. He suggested that perhaps there should be a fort where the rivers met…

Notice 'Murdering Town'. Somebody took a potshot at George there. They missed. He complained a lot about the weather and the bedbugs in people's houses, but took fording rivers and dodging musket balls in stride.

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