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Carrick (Pittsburgh)

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runs across the top of the crest and is the main thoroughfare through the neighborhood. The Carrick section of Brownsville Road is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long; it generally comprises three discrete business districts with residential areas in between.
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to establish a post office in the area; for his hard work he was given the honor of naming it, and he chose "Carrick" after his home town,
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homes and businesses, plant trees and flowers, and add elements of "green building" to the renovation of Carrick High School.
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Carrick is located on the southeastern edge of the City of Pittsburgh. It is situated atop a crest west of the
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The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses Engine 23 in Carrick. Engine 23 is a 2000 gal (7570 L)
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In 1997, Carrick was named the first "Cool Community" in the northern United States by the
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purposes. Partnering with conservation organizations, community groups worked to
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to the north (between Knoxville and its Pittsburgh neighborhood namesake),
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Carrick has nine borders, including the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of
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to the northwest. The remaining borders are with the boroughs of
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The neighborhood boasts of numerous parklet playgrounds, the
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Carrick was originally part of the land grant to Major
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Carrick, Pennsylvania
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Former Borough
Wigman House, built in 1888, on Brownsville Road in Carrick
Wigman House

40°23′49″N 79°59′13″W / 40.397°N 79.987°W / 40.397; -79.987
United States
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
ZIP Code
neighborhood
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
South Hills
public transportation
Monongahela River
Brownsville Road
Knoxville
Mt. Oliver
St. Clair
Overbrook
Brookline
Bon Air
Mt. Oliver
Baldwin
Brentwood
John Ormsby
King George III

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