While there is only one Pittsburgh, there are in fact many Pittsburgs. This is a series investigating how our ‘Burgh stacks up against our similarly named brethren in a number of categories both relevant and arbitrary.
Pittsburgh, PA |
Pittsburg, NH |
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304,391 residents (U.S. Census 2015 estimate) | 875 residents (U.S. Census 2014 estimate); there are more moose than people. |
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Named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. | Named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. |
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Allegheny County. | Coös County. |
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Just north of the 40th parallel north. | Just north of the 45th parallel north, approximately halfway between the Equator and the North Pole. |
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A city of steel bridges. | A town of covered bridges. |
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Would have been a part of the proposed British colony of Vandalia and/or the proposed American state of Westylvania. | Due to ambiguous international boundaries, from 1832–1835 was self-declared as part of the independent constitutional Republic of Indian Stream. |
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“Fifty-four Musicians, Assisted by Emma Juch’s Sweet Voice, Fill Carnegie Music Hall with Floods of Melody,” an 1896 account from an orchestra performance. | “A Winter in a Logging Camp,” an 1896 account from the Connecticut River Lumber Company. |
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Tornado strikes 1889. | Tornado strikes 1868. |
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Source of the Ohio River, the largest tributary of the Mississippi and a historically important waterway. | Source of the Connecticut River, the longest river in New England and a historically important waterway. |
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Home to some well-known Quebec natives. | Shares a border with Quebec. |
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On Instagram: Skyline, buildings, Penguins, people. | On Instagram: Fish, moose, rivers, ATVs. |
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Sammiches at Primanti’s. | Grinders at Grampy’s. |
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A popular 2016 presidential campaign stop. | Largely left alone by all 2016 presidential candidates.—except for Lindsey Graham. |