Submitted by zan_yams t3_126tee4 in pittsburgh
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catdogs_boner t1_jec5ziv wrote
Or the same company name.
ryumast3r t1_jecci5k wrote
Or just a typo.
CPEBachIsDead t1_jee7lly wrote
Or just had old stock.
Ceramicrabbit t1_jef50ks wrote
Or they were just fucking bastards who always hated the H
10th_Ward t1_jeb5a5x wrote
Did East Pittsburgh change their name from East Pittsburg at the same time as real Pittsburgh?
Pittman247 t1_jeawwy9 wrote
This is simply a glitch in the matrix. There has ALWAYS been an ‘H’ in Pittsburgh. /s
countravioIi t1_jecgkqs wrote
This is gonna be my new favorite way to gaslight yinzers
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_jeb4pwe wrote
1891 to 1911 were the years of the great H shortage. PittsburgH changed their name to Pittsburg in order to help alleviate the shortage. things were a bit confusing around the US as Houston had to go by Ouston for 2 decades...
mightymouse513 t1_jecilzw wrote
This was because of people pronouncing the h in what, isn't it?
Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_jeclq76 wrote
Correct
Pittman247 t1_jece13a wrote
👏🏾👏🏾
ScareJessica2Death t1_jeat491 wrote
You don't want to know who lives on the other side of that.
fugly16 t1_jeau5q9 wrote
Don't worry, it's just some clown
IAmTheAsteroid t1_jebxcq8 wrote
I was hoping it'd be 4 turtles and a rat
Volntyr t1_jec232i wrote
and leftover Pizza boxes
AostaV t1_jecc286 wrote
WattOnWheels t1_jearqbo wrote
Where at on Pitt campus is that?
zan_yams OP t1_jeatg7p wrote
Between BST3 and Falk on Fifth Ave and Lothrop
AsgardNirvanaHarvest t1_jeaxwdb wrote
That's just the tunnels that lead to Pittsburg TX
PublicCommenter t1_jebkvob wrote
Man hole
bill_pgh t1_jeclguh wrote
Ok did East Pittsburgh change it’s* name too or how long has it even existed?
*effing stupid autocorrect demon pissant
esushi t1_jeexr2n wrote
if your autocorrect changed it to "its", it was actually correct :) you meant "change its name".
It's is only a contraction for "it is" or "it has", no other meaning. Just like we don't say "her's" even though that can be what hers means
bill_pgh t1_jef0xzy wrote
Nope. Other way round! Like it always does goddamn it. Somtimes it reverts back, sometimes it doesn't. See also "we're" (though in that case it reverts back more often after initially guessing I wanted we're when I really wanted "were".
It's dumber than you and Ime.
sweetswinks t1_jefze6u wrote
Dusky_Dawn210 t1_jeg159r wrote
It looks like there was an H and they chiseled it off
leadfoot9 t1_jebbwfl wrote
Or at least manufactured then.
cryptoplasm t1_jecbe76 wrote
I was told that a city (burg) receives its 'h' when it reached a population of 100,000.
Can't find anything to corroborate this offhand, but you could probably compare the population data at the time
gimmedemplants t1_jee5fm3 wrote
It’s a difference in etymological origin. The etymology of “burgh” (with an “h”) is Scottish (the Scottish-English cognate of the English “borough”), while “burg” (without an “h”) is German. Between 1758 and 1890, both spellings of Pittsburgh/Pittsburg were used. In 1890, the federal government was trying to standardize place names, and they made the sweeping decision to drop all H’s from places ending in -burgh, so that they’d end in -burg. As to your point, the population of Pittsburgh in 1890 was 238,000 (page 4 of the Census Bulletin). In many non-federal applications, the “Pittsburgh” spelling was still used. In 1911 (population 533,000 - the downloaded zip file contains a file for PA), due to pressure from the people of Pittsburgh and one of the US senators from PA, the naming board reversed its decision.
blp9 t1_jeatdrt wrote
Post 1895, as Pittsburg Meter Company wasn't founded until then.
It's also possible this was well post 1911, since they may have continued to use the same molds for years.