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Fort Duquesne

Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in what is now downtown Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was destroyed and replaced by Fort Pitt in 1758; over two centuries later, the site formerly occupied by Fort Duquesne is now Point State Park.

Located at 40.4416, -80.0109 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Government buildings completed in 1754, Infrastructure completed in 1754, Forts in Pennsylvania, French and Indian War forts, History of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, French Culture in the Pittsburgh Area, French forts in the United States, Colonial forts in Pennsylvania

Heinz Field

Heinz Field is a stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers American football teams, members of the National Football League (NFL) and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) respectively. The stadium opened in 2001, after the controlled implosion of the teams' previous stadium, Three Rivers Stadium. The stadium is named for locally-based H. J.

Located at 40.4467, -80.0158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise and National Football League (NFL) franchise respectively. Built as a replacement to Forbes Field, which opened in 1909, the US$55 million ($ million today) multi-purpose facility was designed to maximize efficiency.

Located at 40.4467, -80.0128 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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PNC Park

PNC Park is a baseball park located on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. It opened during the 2001 MLB season, after the controlled implosion of the Pirates' previous home, Three Rivers Stadium. The ballpark is sponsored by PNC Financial Services, which purchased the naming rights in 1998. PNC Park features a natural grass playing surface and seats 38,362 people for baseball.

Located at 40.4469, -80.0058 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)

Exposition Park (sometimes called Exposition Park III) was a baseball park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1890 to circa 1915. It was located on the north side of the Allegheny River across from Pittsburgh's downtown area. Prior to the construction of this version of Exposition Park, two previous ballparks of the same name were similarly situated along the Allegheny. Due to flooding from the nearby river, the three stadiums' exact locations varied somewhat.

Located at 40.4469, -80.0108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Allegheny, Pennsylvania

There is also Allegheny County and several Allegheny Townships in Pennsylvania. Allegheny City (1788–1907) was a Pennsylvania municipality located on the north side of the junction of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, across from downtown Pittsburgh. It was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907. The area today is known as the North Side of Pittsburgh, and its waterfront district, along the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, as the North Shore.

Located at 40.45, -80.02 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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USS Requin (SS-481)

USS Requin (SS/SSR/AGSS/IXSS-481) /ˈreɪkwɪn/, a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the requin, a sand shark. Since 1990 it has been a museum ship in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her keel was laid down on 24 August 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 1 January 1945 sponsored by Mrs. Slade D. Cutter, and commissioned on 28 April 1945 with Commander Slade D. Cutter in command.

Located at 40.445, -80.0186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)

Fort Pitt was a fort built at the location of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Located at 40.4411, -80.009 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Battle of Fort Duquesne

The Battle of Fort Duquesne was a British assault on the eponymous French fort (later the site of Pittsburgh) that was repulsed with heavy losses on 14 September 1758, during the French and Indian War. The attack on Fort Duquesne was part of a large-scale British expedition with 6,000 troops led by General John Forbes to drive the French out of the contested Ohio Country (the upper Ohio River Valley) and clear the way for an invasion of Canada.

Located at 40.4416, -80.0109 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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List of crossings of the Ohio River

This is a complete list of current bridges and other crossings of the Ohio River from the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois upstream to the split into the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Located at 40.4419, -80.0139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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National Aviary

The National Aviary, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is America's only independent indoor nonprofit aviary. It is also America's largest aviary, and the only accorded honorary "National" status by the United States Congress. The aviary is home to over 600 animals representing about 200 species, and is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).

Located at 40.4533, -80.01 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Mattress Factory

The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It exhibits room-sized installation art by regional, national and international artists. The Museum is named for its gallery buildings, housed since 1977 in the former Stearns & Foster mattress factory and warehouse buildings at 500 Sampsonia Way in the Mexican War Streets area of Pittsburgh's Central Northside. Currently, the Mattress Factory receives about 55,000 visitors per year.

Located at 40.457, -80.0123 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Allegheny Riverfront Park

Allegheny Riverfront Park is a municipal park that runs along the south bank of the Allegheny River in Downtown Pittsburgh. It is a parcel of the Three Rivers Park, the city's grand urban waterfront park project along its rivers that will provide a continuous green trail connecting existing and future riverfront developments. Completed segments include North Shore Riverfront Park, South Shore Riverfront Park, and Point State Park.

Located at 40.444, -80.0047 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Point Park Civic Center

The Point Park Civic Center was a proposed civic center for downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, where the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers forms the Ohio River. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the structure on a commission from Edgar J. Kaufmann in the late 1940s. Wright initially envisioned a circular building more than 1,000 feet in diameter and 175 feet tall.

Located at 40.4417, -80.0119 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Byham Theater

The Byham Theater is a landmark building at 101 Sixth Street in the Cultural District of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally built in 1903 as The Gayety Theater, the former vaudeville house was renovated and reopened as The Byham Theater in 1990. Built in 1903 and opened Halloween night 1904, the then-named Gayety Theater was stage and vaudeville house, and it featured stars such as Ethel Barrymore, Gertrude Lawrence, and Helen Hayes.

Located at 40.4439, -80.0025 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Trib Total Media Amphitheatre

The Trib Total Media Amphitheatre at Station Square was an outdoor music pavilion at Station Square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The venue had a seating capacity of 5,000 people. In January 2007 it was announced that the amphitheatre would change its name to The Amphitheatre at Sandcastle and move to West Homestead, Pennsylvania. The amphitheater was not opened for 2007, and there were tentative plans for opening in spring 2008.

Located at 40.4369, -80.0108 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Music venues in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Music venues completed in 1989

Roberto Clemente Memorial Park

Roberto Clemente Memorial Park is maintained by the Department of Parks and Recreation, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in honor of Pittsburgh Pirates great Roberto Clemente. The park is located along North Shore Drive in the city's North Side, near Heinz Field and PNC Park. 32x28px Pittsburgh portal

Located at 40.4451, -80.0119 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gateway Center (PAT station)

Gateway is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's Pittsburgh Light Rail network, and until October 30, 2009 it was the "T" system's westernmost extent within downtown Pittsburgh. The Port Authority closed Gateway Center as part of construction work on the North Shore Connector project, and a new station opened in 2012 (though its name was truncated from "Gateway Center" to simply "Gateway"). The former station entrance was demolished and a new station was built.

Located at 40.4416, -80.0032 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Port Authority of Allegheny County stations, Transportation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Railway stations opened in 1985

North Shore Riverfront Park

North Shore Riverfront Park is a small municipal park along the north banks of the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers across from Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a parcel of Three Rivers Park, the city's urban waterfront park along its rivers that provides a continuous green trail link between existing and future riverfront destinations. Completed segments include South Shore Riverfront Park, Allegheny Riverfront Park, and Point State Park.

Located at 40.4448, -80.0127 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny River, Ohio River

Gateway Center (Pittsburgh)

The Gateway Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is a high-rise building complex with 1,500,000 square feet of office space in five buildings. The plans developed during World War II to redevelop the dense and "blighted" forks of the Ohio River into both Point State Park and a "Gateway" of offices. It was announced as fully financed on September 21, 1949 when the Equitable Insurance Co.

Located at 40.4419, -80.0056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Winter Garden at Exposition Hall

The Winter Garden at Exposition Hall was a multi-purpose facility, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It stood on the current site of Point State Park. The facility consisted of three building: Main Hall, Music Hall and Machinery Hall. The Exposition was originally supposed to be a place for social gatherings where ideas and goods could be freely exchanged. However the facility later became Pittsburgh's primer indoor ice hockey rink.

Located at 40.4417, -80.0119 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers Casino (Pittsburgh)

The Rivers Casino (originally going to be named the Majestic Star Casino) is a casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. It is owned by Holdings Acquisition Co. L.P. , a joint venture of Walton Street Capital LLC and High Pitt Gaming LP. Located in Pittsburgh's Chateau neighborhood along the Ohio River and adjacent to the Carnegie Science Center, it had its groundbreaking in December 2007 and opened on August 9, 2009. The casino was originally to be built by Don H.

Located at 40.4474, -80.0227 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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11 Stanwix Street

11 Stanwix Street, formerly known as Westinghouse Tower, is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The tower was originally built and named for the Westinghouse Corporation; in 1999 that company went through a restructuring and moved its headquarters to its longtime research park in the suburb of Monroeville, before expansions in their operations necessitated a move to a larger suburban complex in Cranberry Township.

Located at 40.4392, -80.0064 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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North Side (PAT station)

North Side is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. The stop serves the North Shore neighborhood and other adjacent North Side neighborhoods. PNC Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball stadium; the Andy Warhol Museum; the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh; the National Aviary; and Allegheny Center are within walking distance. North Side station and Gateway Center station lie at the northern and southern ends of the Allegheny River Tunnel, respectively.

Located at 40.448, -80.0093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Port Authority of Allegheny County stations, Railway stations opened in 2012

Allegheny (PAT station)

Allegheny is a station on the Port Authority of Allegheny County's light rail network. The stop serves the North Shore neighborhood and other adjacent North Side neighborhoods. Heinz Field, the Pittsburgh Steelers football stadium; Rivers Casino; Stage AE amphitheater; Community College of Allegheny County's Allegheny Campus; and Carnegie Science Center are within walking distance.

Located at 40.4479, -80.0178 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Port Authority of Allegheny County stations, Railway stations opened in 2012