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Miss Killikelly’s book is more than a history of Pittsburgh, and all but serves as a history of Allegheny County, of which Pittsburgh has long been the metropolis, and which since the creation of the Greater Pittsburgh — brought about since this book was published — stands more than ever as the expression of the civic activities of its adjacent territory. With the chief facts of the early history of Pittsburgh, especially with those that center around Fort Duquesne, most readers of Pennsylvania history are fairly familiar. The story of these early days lose nothing in Miss Killikelly's retelling. Very marvelous, indeed, has been the growth of this great Pennsylvania city. A record of its population in 1761 gives the number of men as 324, the women 92 and children 47, living outside the garrison; the number of houses with owners' names was 220. At this period the town was divided into a Lower and Upper Town; the "King's Gardens" stretching along the Allegheny, with a background of wheatfields. The residence of the commandant, a substantial brick building within the fort, was the most pretentious house. In 1815 the population had increased to nearly 10,000. The subsequent history of this city is too detailed to be summarized. Miss Killikelly tells the story in ample manner, yet without any overloading of unessential facts. Her pages throb with the active, busy life that has made Pittsburgh so pre-eminently a manufacturing center, and she tells the story of its commercial, industrial and cultural progress with the skill of a practiced writer. Pittsburgh is probably the most misunderstood city in the United States, and Miss Killikelly is entitled to cordial thanks for her entirely readable account.
Excerpt from Standard History of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania This volume, after nearly two years of conscientious labor, is at length r r finished and is here ith handed to the public. It will be found full of interest 0 ing data concerning l'ittsburg and environs, much of which has not appeared in print for more than half a century, and has long since been forgotten. Special attention is called to the elaboration of the subject-matter of the chapters, to the introduction of much new material usually overlooked by historians; to the large fund of interesting events crowded into the pages and to the fresh light thrown upon every subject. Too many persons unconsciously entertain the idea that a local history, in order to possess any value, must contain little else than some new and extraordinary discovery or philosophy calculated to surprise and dazzle the reader, apotheosize the inhabitants and glorify the city. County and State. On the contrary. The value of current historical works lies almost wholly in the rich and varied fund, bearing upon every phase of American life, that is being saved fr0m destruction by commercial companies organized for the purpose. Such works must necessarily be chiefly statistical, and there fore be without high and distinctive literary features. American civilization is yet in its infancy. And time is required to present the true perspective of the swiftly changing panorama of events. It was therefore thought best to devote the principal efforts and the greater space to the preservation of the vast stores of rapidly perishing material. Rather than to unsound conclusions drawn front meager, distorted and imperfect records. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.