McClure Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

McClure Township
Former Township
McClure Township Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°28′34″N 80°01′55″W / 40.476°N 80.032°W / 40.476; -80.032Coordinates: 40°28′34″N 80°01′55″W / 40.476°N 80.032°W / 40.476; -80.032
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Established	8 January 1859
Dissolved	15 April 1873
Named for	Judge William B. McClure
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

McClure Township was a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania within what is now the North Side of Pittsburgh. It was formed in 1859 from parts of Ross, Reserve, and Robinson townships.^[1] Its original territory, bordering Allegheny City and Manchester Borough on the south and the Ohio River on the west, included the Woods Run area and present-day Brighton Heights.^[2] Allegheny annexed portions of McClure in 1867 and 1870, and the remainder in 1873.^[1]

References

1 2 Negley, W. B. (1876). "Allegheny County; its Formation, its Cities, Wards, Boroughs and Townships". Atlas of the County of Allegheny. Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins & Co. p. 4.
↑ Map of Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (Map). Philadelphia: Smith, Gallupp & Hewitt. 1862.

External links

1862 map of Allegheny County showing McClure Township

Municipalities and communities of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Sections and
Neighborhoods

Downtown	Central Business District Chinatown (historic) Cultural District Strip District Uptown (Pittsburgh)

North Side / North Hills	Allegheny Center Allegheny West Brighton Heights California-Kirkbride Central Northside Mexican War Streets Chateau East Allegheny Fineview Manchester Marshall-Shadeland North Shore Northview Heights Perry North Perry South Spring Garden Spring Hill–City View Summer Hill Troy Hill Washington's Landing

South Side / South Hills	Allentown Arlington Arlington Heights Beechview Beltzhoover Bon Air Brookline Carrick Hays Knoxville Lincoln Place Mount Oliver Mount Washington Chatham Village New Homestead Overbrook St. Clair Southshore South Side Flats South Side Slopes

West End	Banksville Chartiers Crafton Heights Duquesne Heights East Carnegie Elliott Esplen Fairywood Oakwood Ridgemont Sheraden Westwood Windgap

East End	Bloomfield Central Lawrenceville Central Oakland Crawford-Roberts East Hills East Liberty Friendship Garfield Glen Hazel Greenfield Four Mile Run Hazelwood Highland Park Homewood North Homewood South Homewood West Larimer Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar Lower Lawrenceville Middle Hill Bedford Dwellings Morningside North Oakland North Point Breeze Point Breeze Polish Hill Regent Square Shadyside South Oakland Panther Hollow Squirrel Hill North Squirrel Hill South Summerset at Frick Park Stanton Heights Swisshelm Park Terrace Village Upper Hill Upper Lawrenceville West Oakland

Former
Municipalities

Cities	Allegheny City

Boroughs	Allentown Beechview Beltzhoover Birmingham Brushton Carrick Garfield Lawrenceville Liberty Monongahela Mount Washington Oakland Ormsby Overbrook Pitt Sligo South Pittsburgh Temperanceville Union Borough West Liberty West Pittsburgh

Townships	Collins McClure Peebles St. Clair Lower St. Clair

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