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The Secrets of 10 Pittsburgh Landmarks
Here is a look at some of the surprising, behind-the-scenes details of how the Steel City gained some of its unique features.
June 9, 2021
Carnegie’s Namesake Dinosaur
Dinosaurs were a public fascination in the late 1800s. Andrew Carnegie wanted a specimen for his new Carnegie Institute in Oakland, so, in 1899, he sent a team to Wyoming to find one.
American scientists in the 1870s first classified the long-necked dinosaurs diplodocus and apatosaurus, using fossils discovered during construction of the transcontinental railroad. Carnegie’s team found a specimen so enormous that the museum was expanded to fit it; the great dino’s bones sat in storage until enough room was made. Meanwhile, a framed print of the Diplodocus carnegii hung on the wall at the steel baron’s summer castle in Scotland, where it caught the eye of King Edward VII. Carnegie agreed to give the monarch a copy of the colossal fossil for the British Museum.
Expect a New Style of Offense
With the success, Mullen has had in the past with some notable quarterbacks from Tim Tebow, Dak Prescott, Alex Smith. etc….. Mullen says with the transition to a more mobile quarterback like Emory Jones, expect the offense to have more balance than last year.
With few pass attempts for Jones last year, Mullen says the athleticism of Jones will become an essential part of the offense.
Also, news that former 5-star recruit and transfer Demarkus Bowman will be eligible to play this year for the Gators. Mullen confirmed that waivers have been cleared for the redshirt freshmen running back to be in uniform for the start of the season.
U.S. Steel’s recent announcement that it would not proceed with an expected billion-dollar investment across its local plants has reignited old debates on the linkages between Pittsburgh’s past and its future. Yet what remains of steel production in the region is at best a shadow of the prodigious industrial output that came from southwestern Pennsylvania. Efforts to keep open the Clairton Works, along with it’s codependent Edgar Thomson and.