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Pittsburgh skyline at twilight This article contains a list of notable people who were born or lived a significant amount of time in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , the second-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia .
A recent playful take on the final -h of Pittsburgh appears in the name of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority's brand of bottled water: PGH 2 O, which is a portmanteau of the abbreviation PGH and the chemical name for water, H 2 O. [29] "Da 'Burgh" or "Da Burgh" is a local and affectionate nickname for the city.
Pittsburgh boasts more bridges, owing to its location at the confluence of the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela, than any other city or region in the world. [1] Steel City Pittsburgh and the surrounding area was once one of the largest steel producers in the world, gaining it international renown as such.
A female fan halted the Pittsburgh Steelers-New York Jets game after she sprinted onto the field while waving a pro-Trump sign onto the field whie waving a pro-Trump sign during Sunday's match-up.
A missing 13-year-old girl from Pittsburgh was discovered in an adult prison under a fake name, after she lied to the cops about her identity following a shoplifting arrest The post “Good Lesson ...
The latter name was to honor William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, after whom the city of Pittsburgh is named. [5] The school gained university status from the Pennsylvania Department of Education on April 23, 2007, and publicly announced its new status on May 1, 2007, changing its name to Chatham University. [6]
Sophie Masloff (née Friedman; December 23, 1917 – August 17, 2014) was an American politician.A long-time member of the Democratic Party and civil servant, she was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council and later served as the mayor of Pittsburgh from 1988 to 1994.
Pittsburgh (/ ˈ p ɪ t s b ɜːr ɡ / PITS-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census.