Liberty Township was a short-lived
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, ...
of
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County () is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,250,578, making it the state's second-most populous county, following Philadelphia Co ...
, in the east of what is now
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...
. It was formed on December 3, 1864, from a portion of
Peebles Township. Its territory lay south of
Penn Avenue
Penn Avenue is a major arterial street in Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg, in Pennsylvania. Its western terminus lies at Gateway Center in downtown Pittsburgh. For its westernmost ten blocks it serves as the core of the Cultural District with such ...
and included the present-day neighborhoods of
Shadyside,
Point Breeze and
Friendship
Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague.
In some cultures, the concept of ...
, and parts of
East Liberty,
Squirrel Hill,
Bloomfield, and
Regent Square. On June 30, 1868, Liberty Township and its neighboring municipalities of Peebles,
Collins,
Pitt,
Oakland
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, and
Lawrenceville were annexed to Pittsburgh.
Residents of Liberty included steel magnate
Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie (, ; November 25, 1835August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in ...
, general
James S. Negley, railroad executive
Robert Pitcairn
Robert Pitcairn (May 6, 1836 – July 25, 1909) was a Scottish-American railroad executive who headed the Pittsburgh Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 19th century. He was the brother of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company (now P ...
, congressman
Thomas M. Howe, and politician and judge
William Wilkins.
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References
Former townships in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
1864 establishments in Pennsylvania
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