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Old 04-26-2012, 03:42 PM
 
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I enjoy getting lost in Pittsburgh and trying to find my way back home - it helps to make a bit of sense of the area. I wonder why some hills are named, and some are not; what made them so impressive that someone decided what they should be called? Here are most of the hills that I can think of (sure that I'm missing a bunch):

Herron Hill
Observatory Hill
Spring Hill
Troy Hill
Polish Hill
Mt Washington
Mt Oliver
Squirrel Hill

And of course there are neighorhoods that are named after hillS, like Braddock Hills, Forest Hills, Penn Hills, Brighton Heights, Crafton Heights, Northview Heights, etc.

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Old 04-26-2012, 04:00 PM
 
Location: Troy Hill, The Pitt
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I enjoy getting lost in Pittsburgh and trying to find my way back home - it helps to make a bit of sense of the area. I wonder why some hills are named, and some are not; what made them so impressive that someone decided what they should be called? Here are most of the hills that I can think of (sure that I'm missing a bunch):

Herron Hill
Observatory Hill
Spring Hill
Troy Hill
Polish Hill
Mt Washington
Mt Oliver
Squirrel Hill

And of course there are neighorhoods that are named after hillS, like Braddock Hills, Forest Hills, Penn Hills, Brighton Heights, Crafton Heights, Northview Heights, etc.

e


Observatory Hill, Polish Hill, and Braddock Hills are all pretty obvious. Squirrel Hill too probably.
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Old 04-26-2012, 04:07 PM
 
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The Hill: Crawford Roberts Hill-Middle Hill-Upper Hill, The East Hills, the South Hills areas as well.
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Old 04-26-2012, 04:16 PM
 
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Don't forget North Hills.
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Old 04-26-2012, 04:27 PM
 
Location: Just East of the Southern Portion of the Western Part of PA
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Hills is where the toys are!
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Old 04-26-2012, 04:31 PM
 
Location: About 10 miles north of Pittsburgh International
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Chicken Hill.
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Old 04-26-2012, 05:03 PM
 
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I think the only flat places in the Pittsburgh area are the ones that have huge 100-year, 500-year and 1000-year floods. Think Downtown, the central northside and the strip district.
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Old 04-26-2012, 05:08 PM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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Hills is where the toys are!
LOL!
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Old 04-26-2012, 06:20 PM
 
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The Hill: Crawford Roberts Hill-Middle Hill-Upper Hill, The East Hills, the South Hills areas as well.
I've sometimes wondered what is the name of the hill on which rests the Hill District. I mean, it can't just be The Hill. It's not the only one.
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Old 04-26-2012, 07:46 PM
 
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I've sometimes wondered what is the name of the hill on which rests the Hill District. I mean, it can't just be The Hill. It's not the only one.
Ditchdigger might be able to find old topography maps with the names of the hills. I'm not as good at searching the archives as he is.
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