Birmingham was a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the South Side of what is now Pittsburgh. Incorporated in 1826 from St. Clair Township,[1] the borough comprised a section of the South Side Flats between what is now South 6th and South 17th Streets.
Birmingham Borough | |
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  Birmingham Borough Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′44″N 79°59′13″W / 40.429°N 79.987°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Established | 1811 |
| Incorporated (borough) | 10 April 1826 |
| Dissolved | 1872 |
| Founded by | Nathaniel Bedford |
| Named for | Birmingham, England |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Birmingham was laid out in 1811 by Dr. Nathaniel Bedford, son-in-law of John Ormsby. Bedford named the settlement after his native city, Birmingham in England.[2]
Birmingham became flanked by the boroughs of South Pittsburgh (created 1848) on the west and East Birmingham (1849) on the east.[3] Those three and other nearby boroughs were merged into Pittsburgh in 1872.[1]
The namesake Birmingham Bridge is actually located at the former East Birmingham.
References edit
- ^ a b Negley, W. B. (1876). "Allegheny County; its Formation, its Cities, Wards, Boroughs and Townships". Atlas of the County of Allegheny, Penna. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins & Co. p. 4.
- ^ Boehmig, Stuart P. (2006). Pittsburgh's South Side. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 0-7385-3939-2.
- ^ "Map of the cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the adjoining boroughs" (Map). Atlas of the cities of Pittsburgh, Allegheny, and the adjoining boroughs. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins & Co. 1872. pp. 12–13.