Like the Phoenix rising from its ashes, Pittsburgh has risen from Rustbelt decline to the #1 most liveable city in the United States by Forbes Magazine in 2010. The city was incorporated on July 20, 1816, at the settlement near Fort Pitt where the convergence of the Allegheny and Monongohela Rivers form the Ohio in area long inhabited by Native Americans. Pittsburgh, takes its name from Fort Pitt, itself named after a British Secretary of State, Sir William Pitt. Pittsburghs strategic location at the intersection of major waterways and ample supplies of nearby coal led to its reputation as an industrial powerhouse bustling with steel mills and innovators such as the Westinghouse Co. Despite its later decline in industrial production there are still many large companies headquartered in what is still known as Steel City including USX (formerly U.S. Steel), ALCOA, PNC Financial Services, H.J. Heinz and Bayer, Inc. Notable Pittsburghers include, Andrew Carnegie, Andy Warhol, Gene Kelly, Michael Keaton, Christina Aguilera and Joe Namath. A few must see sites in the city are the Carnegie Museums, Andy Warhol Museum and the Music Hall. In case you do plan a visit, take note- the weather in Pittsburgh varies with the seasons, mild spring and falls with warm summers and cold winters, average annual rainfall is 38 inches with heaviest precipitation falling from May to July. The average high temperature in July is 82 degrees, while the average high temperature in the coldest month, January is just above freezing at 34 degrees.
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