Pittsburgh's Past, Present, and Future

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From its days as a frontier outpost to its legacy as the "Steel City," Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania have played an outsize role in shaping American history. This course will explore more than two centuries of this history to understand the development of the City of Pittsburgh and the region, including the importance of Pittsburgh as a trading site and military garrison, the rise and fall of steel, Pittsburgh's cultural and sports legacy, and the rise of its current "eds and meds" economy. Along the way, we will see what makes Pittsburgh unique and think about how the region's past and future can intersect to create meaningful change for the next two centuries.