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The flat lands of the North Side cover a handful of residential and commercial neighborhoods that once formed a separate town - Allegheny City - until it was annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1907. The land, originally given as payment to Revolutionary War veterans, eventually turned its attention to production of goods - rope, iron and textiles.
The latter is what attracted a weaver by the name of William Carnegie to immigrate to Allegheny City from Scotland in 1848. His wife Margaret stitched shoes for an Allegheny City cobbler. Their son, Andrew Carnegie, changed bobbins in an Allegheny City cotton mill. He went on to build an industrial empire and left a personal legacy with his gifts of libraries, museums, church organs and music halls.
Today, the North Side retains many touches of its German heritage. Visitors can spend a night at the elegantly restored The Priory - A City Inn. The Priory is really two historic landmarks - the 1852 St. Mary's German Catholic Church and the adjacent 1888 home for Bavarian Benedictine priests and brothers. Once a largely German parish, the church later merged with nearby Italian and Polish congregations.
Located a few blocks away in the historic Eberhardt & Ober Brewery is Pittsburgh's favorite microbrewery, the Penn Brewery, makers of award-winning Penn Pilsner and a number of other specialty beers. The "tied house" (brewery owned restaurant) features a full German menu and live music.
Other North Side attractions include the Andy Warhol Museum, the Pittsburgh Children's Museum, the National Aviary, PNC Park and the new Steelers Stadium, on the former site of Exposition Park where in 1903 the Pittsburgh Pirates played the Boston Red Sox in the first ever World Series game.
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