Stephen C. Foster
America's beloved composer of folk songs and ballads was born nearby on July 4, 1826, and lived in the Pittsburgh area most of his life. After achieving fame in writing songs for Christy's Minstrels, he gradually declined in health and died in New York City on January 13, 1864.
Marker is at the intersection of Penn Avenue and 36th Street, on the right when traveling east on Penn Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
