McClure Township was a
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, ...
in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania within what is now the
North Side of
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 in 1859 from parts of
Ross,
Reserve
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, and
Robinson townships.
Its original territory, bordering
Allegheny City
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and
Manchester Borough on the south and the
Ohio River
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on the west, included the
Woods Run area and present-day
Brighton Heights.
Allegheny annexed portions of McClure in 1867 and 1870, and the remainder in 1873.
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References
External links
1862 map of Allegheny County showing McClure Township
Former townships in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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