Allegheny City Society

Allegheny City Society Preserving the history of Allegheny City and Pittsburgh’s North Side.

Founded in 1958, the Allegheny City Society (ACS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to documenting and preserving the history of the former city of Allegheny, now known as Pittsburgh’s North Side. ACS presents public programs, lectures, and tours on topics from Allegheny’s history and maintains a reference collection.

Shared from City of Pittsburgh:
10/08/2026

Shared from City of Pittsburgh:

From our Pittsburgh City Archives. A map of Allegheny City from 1850 - copied in 1937 for a Works Progress Administration project.

The map details Allegheny City, today Pittsburgh’s North Side, incorporated from 1840 until annexation in 1907.

09/15/2026

Tomorrow, September 15, General Ulysses S. Grant (or someone that looks remarkably like him) will be appearing at the Carnegie Library on Fisk Street for the LHS.

Union Dale made the list! Top of ours for certain....
09/07/2026

Union Dale made the list! Top of ours for certain....

Founding Fathers, Civil War stories, grand architecture, and centuries-old mysteries make these 13 Pennsylvania cemeteries fascinating places to uncover the state’s past.

A tragic loss in our community and national history! The former home of Avery College.
09/03/2026

A tragic loss in our community and national history! The former home of Avery College.

Circa 1890:
08/28/2026

Circa 1890:

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P. O. Box 100255
Pittsburgh, PA
15233

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