Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh Female College - Eighth Street - 1877

Prominent among the schools for girls was the Pittsburgh Female College, incorporated in February, 1854. This was a sectarian institution under the control of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was prominent as a school for about fifty years.

Sources: Illustrated atlas of the Upper Ohio River and Valley from Pittsburgh, Pa. to Cincinnati, Ohio. by Eli L. Hayes, Publisher: Philadelphia: Titus, Simmons & Titus, 1877; The History of Pittsburgh - Its Rise and Progress by Sarah H. Killikelly, 1906.
Transcribed by C. Anthony

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