USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Andrew Carnegie’s family decided to settle in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh where they had friends and relatives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and emigrated to Pittsburgh with his parents in 1848 at age 12.

Detailed explanation-3: -Andrew Carnegie: Early Life and Career In 1848, the Carnegie family (who pronounced their name “carNEgie”) moved to America in search of better economic opportunities and settled in Allegheny City (now part of Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the age of 13, in 1848, Carnegie came to the United States with his family. They settled in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and Carnegie went to work in a factory, earning $1.20 a week. The next year he found a job as a telegraph messenger.

Detailed explanation-5: -Homes in Pittsburgh: In 1848 he lived in a hotel on the back lot of Rebecca Street. He later moved into the house facing the front lot of Rebecca Street, later called Reedsdale Street. In 1859 he moved to Homewood. The home was located on what is now known as Penn Avenue, corner of Lang Avenue.