David L. Lawrence
1889-1966
David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1946 to 1959 and Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963, was born in the Old Point District, now Point State Park, on June 18, 1889. As Mayor and Governor, he provided the public leadership which developed this historic park and made possible the Pittsburgh renaissance.
This plaque has been erected by the Point Park Committee of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, in grateful memory of Governor Lawrence's outstanding service to his native city and state
Marker can be reached from Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
Courtesy hmdb.org
