Birmingham, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Birmingham Borough | |
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Former Borough | |
Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
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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 | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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 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.
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