Dates in Edgewood Borough History
				
				
The Borough of Edgewood has been designated an historic 
				district by the Pittsburgh History and Landmark Foundation. Dec. 
				1, 1888 Edgewood Borough Incorporated. 
		
			- Mar. 8, 1890 Edgewood's first election was held at the Edgewood 
		Grocery House. 
 
			- 1890 S.W. Dermitt, was appointed Edgewood's first Postmaster and Tax 
		Collector. 
 
			- 1891 Edgewood's first school, a four room brick building, was 
		erected. 
 
			- Dec. 17, 1891 Edgewood Presbyterian Church organized. 
			
 
			- Sep. 20, 1892 Cornerstone was laid for first edifice of Edgewood 
		Presbyterian Church. 
 
			- Oct. 6, 1892 Edgewood School opened. 
 
			- May 28, 1893 Dedication of Edgewood Presbyterian Church. 
			
 
			- 1898 Spanish American War troop trains went through Edgewood. Dec. 
			
 
			- 1899 School for the Deaf destroyed by fire. 
			
 
			- 1900 Edgewood Civic Club organized. 
 
			- Mar. 12, 1900 School for the Deaf reopened in temporary buildings. 
			
 
			- 1901 President William McKinley's funeral train passed through 
		Edgewood. 
 
			- May 6, 1901 Cornerstone laid for new building for School for the 
		Deaf. 
 
			- May 14, 1903 Dedication of new building of School for the Deaf. 
			
 
			- Jul. 2, 1904 Charter of Edgewood Club approved. 
			
 
			- 1905 Brick and shingle Station House erected. 
			
 
			- 1915 Edgewood Cot Club organized. 
 
			- 1918 C.C. Mellor Memorial Library opened. 
 
			- 1932 Stone Municipal Building on Race Street constructed by Erik 
		Lawson. Won a national award for beauty of design - Clifford Lake, 
		architect. 
 
			- Dec. 15, 1938 Fiftieth Anniversary of Edgewood Borough. 
			
 
			- Feb. 25, 1940 Edgewood Garden Club organized. 
			
 
			- Jan. 6, 1944 Edgewood Historical Society organized. 
			
 
			- Oct. 13. 1944 American Legion Post organized. 
			
 
			- Dec. 1, 1988 100th Anniversary of Incorporation of Edgewood Borough. 
			
 
		
				 
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