[PRCo] Re: Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

[John Swindler]

George also crossed the Allegheny River during the French and Indian War.
> From: ktjosephson at embarqmail.com> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:26:01 -0800> > Actually, the Washington Crossing I was looking for turned out to be in > Bucks County, near Philadelphia.> > But since I like bridges, dams, locks, etc., You gave me something else to > check out! :-)> > K.> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Matt Matsick" <mtoytrain at bellsouth.net>> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 12:14 PM> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania> > > > Ken I remember and it has been 40 + years, used to see the sign Washington > > Crossing on the 40th street bridge every day going home form work from *H > > J Heinz* on the bridge, however, i may be wrong, but on the South Hills/ > > Interurban Line> > isn't there a "Washington Crossing" with tracks then going to> > Little Washington and the other set to Charleroi? I may be wrong?> > --> > Jerry "Matt" Matsick> > From Jacksonville> > Where FLORIDA begins!> >> > -------------- Original message from "Ken & Tracie" > > <ktjosephson at embarqmail.com>: -------------- > >> >> >> Thanks, Matt.> >>> >> K.> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Barry, Matthew R"> >> To:> >> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:42 AM> >> Subject: [PRCo] Re: Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania> >>> >>> >> > "Washington Crossing" as I knew it growing up in the Lawrenceville > >> > section> >> > of Pittsburgh PA (Allegheny County) was the 40th Street Bridge. This> >> > bridge bears the name "Washington Crossing" on the side of the bridge, > >> > as> >> > a kind of sub-name.> >> >> >> > The Pittsburgh Railways' Millvale Car House was probably about 200 feet> >> > away from this bridge, to the north, on the Millvale side of the > >> > bridge,> >> > of course.> >> >> >> > Here are some links about it:> >> > http://www.venangoil.com/bridges40street.html> >> >> >> > http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(DOCID+@lit(PA3565))> >> >> >> > Then again, Ken, I may be totally off the mark of your question, which> >> > may be about a town called "Washington Crossing."> >> >> >> > Matt> >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org> >> > [mailto:pittsburgh-railways-bounce at lists.dementia.org] On Behalf Of Ken > >> > &> >> > Tracie> >> > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 1:29 PM> >> > To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> >> > Subject: [PRCo] Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania> >> >> >> > Of topic, but is Washington Crossing near Washington or in Washington> >> > County?> >> >> >> > K.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> >> >> > > > 
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