Views From Above
Aerial view of USC heading west along Fort Couch Road from a plane (circa 1947) Aerial view of current day Route 19, looking south. Photo taken from N. Highland Road and courtesy of Caroline Barrett Douglass of Aerial Photography Pittsburgh, LLC. See article about this photography company on page 87.
Gilfillan During the ’90s and ’00s
In honor of UPPER ST. CLAIR TODAY’s 25-year anniversary, the Historical Society of Upper St. Clair shares two photos that were taken during the era when the magazine went from idea to origination. One is of Margaret Gilfillan and her nurse on the back porch of the Gilfillan house in April 1994. The other photo is of sheep on the Gilfillan farm property taken in the early ’90s. The Historical Society had an exciting decade of new beginnings from 2004 through 2014. With the passing of Margaret Gilfillan in 2001, the Historical Society took on the restoration and preservation of the Gilfillan farm house and property on Washington Road. Over the course of several years, the house was transformed to reflect its Victorian era roots. Every USC Community Day since 2003, the Historical Society has hosted tours of the house for visitors. In the farm yard, demonstrations brought common farm sights, including milking a cow or horseMargaret Gilfillan, with her nurse, at the Gilfillan homestead drawn transportation, back to life. More (circa 1994) than a decade later, the Historical Society continues the tradition of opening the doors at Gilfillan to all who like to imagine what life was like in USC over a century ago. These photos help remind us to enjoy life and our surroundings, no matter the era! n Many sheep lived at the Gilfillan farm in the early ’90s. 86
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Summer 2019
Removing wallpaper at the Gilfillan house to find the original pattern
Children visiting Gilfillan often try their hand at pumping water, once an everyday task (Community Day 2005).
