Submitted by chuckie512 t3_z63hz0 in pittsburgh
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thereandfatagain t1_ixz7lmy wrote
We should celebrate Shannopin's Town on Native American Heritage Day.
Freed_lab_rat t1_ixzbcwc wrote
264 spankings, and a pinch to grow an inch!
Big_League227 t1_ixzhmbw wrote
And I will bet it was just as cloudy, rainy, and cold as today! LOL! 🤣
bfhurricane t1_ixzibhx wrote
Oh good, I was looking for an excuse to drink today.
"Honey, pick up a case of IC Light, it's the 264th Anniversary of the founding of Fort Pitt by General Forbes!"
SpaceLord_Katze t1_iy03k5w wrote
Can we stop pinching now? Pittsburgh is already 22ft tall.
ididacannonball t1_iy0idqd wrote
Even the weather was celebrating!
vonHindenburg t1_iy0oqyp wrote
Nobody at that time knew what the road on the right bank of the Allegheny was for or why they felt compelled to call it '28', but construction began nonetheless.
weinermcgee t1_iy0xj2r wrote
And he planted a fold up chair to claim the land for the British.
orangevega t1_iy1ds5z wrote
Are you going to get something with alcohol in addition to the IC Light?
chuckie512 OP t1_iy1yqdi wrote
Yeah, that was 1754, but we're not "Duquesnesburgh" :)
Shannopin's Town (in what is now Lawrenceville) predates that too (1720s)
steelcityrocker t1_iy37djx wrote
Hahahaha, lite beer bad. Good one.
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