 Some odd little things associated with the Edgeworth name. |
| Edgeworth Borough was founded in 1904 and took its name from the Edgeworth Female Seminary, a small school for girls that had moved to our community (then called "Sewickley Bottoms") from Pittsburgh in 1836. The Seminary was named for Maria Edgeworth, a well-known Irish writer of the period who was much admired by the founder of the Seminary, Mary Gould Oliver. As early as 1876, the community of Edgeworth had a population of approximately 35 families. Today, Edgeworth Borough is home to more than 650 families who enjoy the ambience of its tree-lined streets, its residentual nature, and its welcoming character. |
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there is also an Edgeworth tobacco...and it had it's famous admirers. Edgeworth was the favorite tobacco of Joseph Stalin. He preferred this cheap American pipe tobacco to any other... |
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just to prove that once you're famous you don't need an address There is a story of a wealthy Boston lady, wishing to help the sufferers of the famine sent a parcel to Maria Edgeworth. And it arrived safely. Nothing unusual except wehn you know that it was addressed to Maria, Ireland! |