Talk:History of Pittsburgh/Archive 1

Origins of this article

This is a Wikipedia import. I was the main contributor to this article. I developed the maps and found, scanned or imported all the images. They are all licensed appropriately, either public domain, GNU or Creative Commons Share-Alike.

I am not a professional historian. My family has deep roots in Pittsburgh. My paternal gggg-grandfather, Augustine Moore, signed the petition for the erection of Allegheny County. My maternal ggg-grandfather, William Alston, helped to build the second Courthouse and several early bridges, such as the first Ninth Street bridge. So my understanding of Pittsburgh history has grown out of my research as a family historian. In the Citizendium project, my role is more appropriately that of "author." I hope that a professional historian will assume the role of "editor" and I and others will be able to work under his or her supervision to improve this article. Tom Cool 10:52, 1 March 2007 (CST)