Flagstaff Hill, Pennsylvania

Flagstaff Hill, Pennsylvania

Flagstaff Hill is a large, gently sloping hill in Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

It is a popular space to frolic for students from nearby Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The City of Pittsburgh offers free summertime outdoor movies and concerts there. It also lies adjacent to Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.

References

*cite book | author=Toker, Franklin | title=Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait | location=Pittsburgh | publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press | year=1986, 1994 | id=ISBN 0-8229-5434-6

External links

* [http://www.pittsburghparks.org/_76.php Schenley Park website]
* [http://www.cmu.edu/vrtour/nodes/flagstaff.html Photos of Flagstaff Hill]


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