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Forbes Field

Forbes Field was a baseball park in the neighborhood of , , from 1909 to June 28, 1970. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, the city's Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise.
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  • Type: Geographical marker
  • Description: stadium in Pittsburgh, PA
  • Also known as: “Forbes Field Oufield Wall and Flagpole”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Cathedral of Learning.

Museum
Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a natural history museum in the neighborhood of , . It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. is situated 980 feet northeast of Forbes Field.

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The is a 42-story skyscraper that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. is situated 1,100 feet north of Forbes Field.

Park
Photo: Chloe Fan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a public park serving as the grand entrance into in Pittsburgh, . The 4.5-acre "Emerald Lawn" with free wireless internet access.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panther Hollow and Oakland.

Neighborhood
is a small, somewhat isolated community at the bottom of Joncaire Street in Junction Hollow that runs along Boundary Street and is located in the Central neighborhood of Pittsburgh, .

Photo: ScottRobertAnselmo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a bustling college neighborhood on the eastern side of , home to Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The surrounding area is made up of several distinct neighborhoods, including the pleasant districts of Squirrel Hill and Shadyside.

Neighborhood
Photo: ANG1988, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Ruska Dolina, is a valley in the section of Pittsburgh, , . The small neighborhood formed around the growth of Pittsburgh's steel industry as Rusyn immigrants settled in the area for employment at the nearby steel mill in the and formed .

Forbes Field

Latitude
40.44122° or 40° 26′ 28″ north
Longitude
-79.95269° or 79° 57′ 10″ west
Elevation
889 feet (271 metres)
Open location code
87G2C2RW+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357334470
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­marker
Wiki­data ID
Q1963954
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Russian—“Forbes Field” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Forbes Field”
  • Chinese: “富比世球場”
  • Chinese: “福布斯球場”
  • Dutch: “Forbes Field”
  • French: “Forbes Field”
  • Japanese: “フォーブス・フィールド”
  • Korean: “포브스 필드”
  • Russian: “Форбс-филд”

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Highlights include Mazeroski Field and Mervis Hall.

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