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'''Pittsburgh''' is a large city located in [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States of America]], on the planet [[Earth]]. |
'''Pittsburgh''' is a large city located in [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States of America]], on the planet [[Earth]]. |
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| + | [[Selma Guitierrez]], a [[MACO]] with the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']], was raised in Pittsburgh after being born in [[Minnesota]]. ({{n|ENT|Last Full Measure|The Good That Men Do}}) |
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| − | == History == |
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| − | The city is situated at the point where the [[Allegheny River]] and the [[Monongahela River]] meet to form the [[Ohio River]]. The city was founded on November 25th, 1758 by General John Forbes when the [[British]] forces captured the [[French]] outpost of Fort Duquesne during the [[French and Indian War]] ([[Seven Years' War]]). Between the 1850s and the 1980s, Pittsburgh became a major industrial center. The largest manufactured material in the city was [[steel]]. It was the steel that helped build some of the largest structures on Earth during the [[20th century]]. The city was also a hotbed for sports. One of the sports in the city was [[baseball]]. The [[Homestead Grays]] were a professional baseball team in the Negro Leagues that played in one of the city's suburbs. [[Benjamin Sisko]] (who is a fan of baseball) can be seen wearing a Grays ballcap in ([[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|''DS9'']] [[episode]]: "[[Emissary]]"). [[Selma Guitierrez]], a [[MACO]] with the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' (NX-01)]] was raised in Pittsburgh after being born in [[Minnesota]]. ({{n|ENT|Last Full Measure|The Good That Men Do}}) |
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| + | [[Benjamin Sisko]], a [[baseball]] fan, owned and wore a baseball cap belonging to the [[Homestead Grays]], a team located in the city in the early to mid-[[20th century]]. ({{e|DS9|Emissary}}) |
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| − | == People == |
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| − | There are several Star Trek actors and people affiliated with the franchise who grew up in the city of Pittsburgh. |
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| − | They include: |
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| − | *Frank Gorshin - played [[Bele]] in ([[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']] [[episode]]: "[[Let That Be Your Last Battlefield]]") |
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| − | *Randy Pausch - famous CMU professor who was given a small role in ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' |
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| − | *Zachary Quinto - played [[Spock]] in ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' |
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 13 June 2020
Pittsburgh is a large city located in Pennsylvania, United States of America, on the planet Earth.
Selma Guitierrez, a MACO with the Enterprise, was raised in Pittsburgh after being born in Minnesota. (ENT novels: Last Full Measure, The Good That Men Do)
Benjamin Sisko, a baseball fan, owned and wore a baseball cap belonging to the Homestead Grays, a team located in the city in the early to mid-20th century. (DS9 episode: "Emissary")
Appendices
Connections
External links
- Pittsburgh article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Pittsburgh article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.