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Demetris Gallitzin was born on December 22, 1770, at The Hague in the Netherlands. His name is a form of Galitzine, the Russian princely family in which he was born.His father, Dimitri Alexeievich Galitzine (1728–1803), Russian ambassador to the Netherlands, was an intimate friend of Voltaire and a follower of Diderot; so, too, for many years was his mother, Countess Adelheid Amalie ...
Point State Park (locally known as The Point) is a Pennsylvania state park which is located on 36 acres (150,000 m 2) in Downtown Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, US, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, forming the Ohio River.
The fleet is named after the city of Pittsburgh, which in earlier times was known as the "Gateway to the West". [1] The original riverboat was Gateway Clipper , which set sail in 1958. By the mid-1960s, the fleet was composed of three craft, Gateway Clipper , Party Liner , and Good Ship Lollipop .
The Monongahela and Ohio Steam Boat Company (or MOSBC) was the second company to engage in steamboat commerce on the rivers west of the Allegheny Mountains. [1] The company was founded in 1813 under the leadership of Elisha Hunt and headquartered in his store which was located close to the boat landing in Brownsville, Pennsylvania . [ 2 ]
Festival crowd at Point State Park with the downtown Pittsburgh skyline in the background Artists working on an annual sand sculpture for the Regatta. The race corresponds to a three-day festival in downtown Pittsburgh consisting of variety of events including free concerts, food vendors, aerial competitions, various water sports, dragon boat races, and the July Fourth fireworks display for ...
Other park amenities include a beautiful pavilion with riverfront access and a full kitchen, Mr. Smalls Skate Park, bike and boat rental, Millvale Marina, kayak and rowing boat launch access, fishing, a tackle and bait shop, and more. The Riverfront Park is also home to the annual BrewFest in August and the newly launched Harvest Moon Wine ...
Allegheny Islands State Park is a 43-acre (17 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The undeveloped park is composed of three alluvial islands located in the middle of the Allegheny River northeast of Pittsburgh . [ 2 ]
At the Pittsburgh Point State Park, there are three rivers: the Allegheny River and Monongahela River, which unite to form the Ohio River.The Three Rivers Heritage Trail extends three miles (5 km) up the north side of the Allegheny River to Millvale, and also three miles (5 km) down the north bank of the Ohio River to Brunot Island.