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Thursday, December 25, 1794  

Archibald Moncrief of Baltimore, Edward Goold of New York, William Turnbull of Pittsburg, and John Barclay & Robert Smith of Philadelphia advertise for sale or lease a brewery at "The Point" at Fort Pitt. 

Peter Shiras purchased (or possibly leased) the property along with Robert Smith, in what is the first brewery in the town of Pittsburg(h).

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Point Brewery at Fort Pitt, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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