Allegheny County! It’s the banner county of the Union!” – Abraham Lincoln, Pittsburgh, February 14, 1861.

What do George Washington, Charles Dickens, and  Mark Twain have in common? They all visited Pittsburgh and granted us with memorable quotes along the way.

In this episode of the #PittsburghOddcast, we read verbatim some of what these well-known historical figures had to say about our “Smoky City” and dive deep into one of the most infamous quotes in Pittsburgh history - “Hell with the lid off”.

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