Her outraged father, Pittsburgh lawyer William Croghan Jr., tried to get ships to intercept them before eventually expanding his Stanton Heights mansion in a vain effort to coax the pair back from England. Decades later, in 1889, Mary Schenley deeded 400 acres to the city for a park. Just a few years later, the land was graced by the new Phipps Conservatory and Carnegie Library.
https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/multistories-real-estate-the-hotel-schenley/
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Her outraged father, Pittsburgh lawyer William Croghan Jr., tried to get ships to intercept them before eventually expanding his Stanton Heights mansion in a vain effort to coax the pair back from England. Decades later, in 1889, Mary Schenley deeded 400 acres to the city for a park. Just a few years later, the land was graced by the new Phipps Conservatory and Carnegie Library.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Schenley