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Allegheny Observatory

Allegheny County · dedicated 1979 · Riverview Ave. in Riverview Park (off US 19) near Observatory, Observatory Hill, Pittsburgh

Part of the University of Pittsburgh. Chartered 1860; located here since 1912. At the original site nearby, Professor Samuel P. Langley conducted experiments that would lead to the first sustained, mechanically powered flight in 1896.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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