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well pittsburg was named after a brittish states man called william pitt (pitt the younger ) so you could be pitt the elder :y2:

AAAAGGGggggg! Don't forget the "H" at the end!!! Pittsburghers are very touchy about our "H".........

Pittsburgh was named in 1758 by General John Forbes in honor of the British statesman William Pitt. Given that Forbes was a Scotsman, it is possible that the intended pronunciation of the settlement was /ˈpɪtsbrə/ (pits-brə or pits-bə-rə), similar to the pronunciation of Edinburgh as a Scotsman would pronounce it.

Pittsburgh was officially named with its present spelling on April 22, 1794, by an act of the Pennsylvania Department, stating, "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that the said town of Pittsburgh shall be, and the same is hereby, erected into a borough, which shall be called the borough of Pittsburgh for ever."[28]
While briefly named "Pittsburg" from 1890 to 1911 following a declaration by the United States Board on Geographic Names, the "Pittsburgh" spelling was officially restored after a public campaign by the citizens of the city.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh#cite_note-22
 
Very apropos. TUP



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