Park Avenue (Monongahela)

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Park Avenue, located in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, is a street of both historical and cultural relevancy. Several notable figures as well as the Meeting at Whiskey Point have come from this noteworthy location in the small Pittsburgh suburb.

Monongahela, Pennsylvania City in Pennsylvania, United States

Monongahela, referred to locally as Mon City, is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located approximately 17 miles (27 km) south of the city proper. The population was 4,300 at the 2010 census.

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In 2008, a 90-minute documentary about Park Avenue's notable residents, titled One Extraordinary Street was released by Laura M. Magone. The documentary discusses successful people who were once residents on the street. [1]

Whiskey Point

"The painting depicts George Washington and his troops near Fort Cumberland, Maryland, before their march to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania." WhiskeyRebellion.jpg
"The painting depicts George Washington and his troops near Fort Cumberland, Maryland, before their march to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania."

On 14 August, during the Whiskey Rebellion, a convention of 226 whiskey rebels from the six counties was held at Parkison's Ferry (now known as Whiskey Point), [3] present-day Monongahela. The convention considered resolutions, which were drafted by Hugh Henry Brackenridge, Albert Gallatin, David Bradford, and an eccentric preacher named Herman Husband, a delegate from Bedford County. Husband, a well-known local figure, was a radical champion of democracy who had taken part in the Regulator movement in North Carolina 25 years earlier. [4] The Parkison's Ferry convention also appointed a committee to meet with the peace commissioners who had been sent west by President Washington. [5] There, Gallatin presented an eloquent speech in favor of peace and against proposals from Bradford to further revolt. [6]

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Notable residents

Notable individuals who have lived on Park Avenue include the following. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Paglia, Ron. "Sign highlights Monongahela's 'extraordinary street'". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. ↑ Kemmelmeyer, Unknown, attributed to Frederick (1795-01-01), The Whiskey Rebellion , retrieved 2016-02-25
  3. ↑ "Whiskey Point (Albert Gallatin) Historical Marker". Historical Markers. WIFT, Inc. 2011. Retrieved Feb 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ Holt, Wythe. "The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794: A Democratic Working-Class Insurrection". Paper presented at The Georgia Workshop in Early American History and Culture, 2004.
  5. ↑ Slaughter, Thomas P. The Whiskey Rebellion: Frontier Epilogue to the American Revolution. Oxford University Press, 1986. ISBN   0-19-505191-2.,
  6. ↑ "Whiskey Point – PHMC Historical Markers" (Database search). Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Monongahela native screens her documentary about the famous folks of Park Avenue". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . November 23, 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. ↑ MAN IN THE NEWS; A RARITY FOR ARMY'S TOP POST: CARL EDWARD VUONO. The New York Times, April 2, 1987.
  9. ↑ Three-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana paints bleak picture of his post-football life.
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