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St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church, North Side

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church, North Side is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, dedicated 2015.

E Ohio St. (PA 28), just S of 31st St. bridge, Pittsburgh

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The first Croatian Catholic parish in America was established in 1894. The 1901 church was a center for spiritual and social Croatian culture. Croatian immigrant families fled religious, economic, and political oppression to pursue new lives in Pittsburgh. Its familiar geography and economic opportunities attracted many Croatians. Despite a 14-year preservation effort, the modified Romanesque church and grotto were razed in 2013.

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1872 · Allegheny, Washington, Greene counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Westmoreland, Fayette counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1873 · Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall counties. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1877 · Pittsburgh and Allegheny, Penna. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Map of Pittsburg and Allegheny, Pa (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Allegheny, Washington, Greene counties, 1872, covering the location of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Croatian Church, North Side, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Allegheny, Washington, Greene counties, 1872, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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