Pittsburgh, PA vs. Pittsburg, KS

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.

[Robpinion/CC BY-SA 3.0]	[Ichabod/CC BY-SA 3.0]
Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburg, KS

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The most populous city in Western Pennsylvania.	The most populous city in Southeast Kansas.
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Named after William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham.	Named after Pittsburgh, PA, (and for a short time called New Pittsburg), by 24-year-old Canadian banker Franklin Playter.
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Founded as a frontier fort.	Founded as a coal and zinc mining and railroad town.
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William J. Gaughan [Public domain]. Once home to the Homestead Works, “one of the largest steel plants in the world.”	via Pittsburg, KS Memories. Once home to the “largest steam shovel in the world.”
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Daderot [CC0]. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania residence.	via Pittsburg, KS Memories. A Pittsburg, Kansas residence.
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Is graced by decorative stained glass windows designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.	Was graced by a “three-story miniature palace” designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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Christopher Rolinson [CC BY 3.0] In Braddock, home to the first U.S. Carnegie Library.	via Historic Pittsburg Kansas. Home to a Carnegie Library.
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Local institution University of Pittsburgh is the home of the Pitt Panthers.	Local institution Pittsburg State University is the home of the Pitt Gorillas.
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For fun, “tune up your music collection at Jerry’s Records“; go “hiking and cycling with stunning city views“; enjoy “cheap beers and a band of banjos.”	For fun, “fish for channel cat in the mine pits.”
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Wendy Bell ended her broadcast TV career here.	Brian Williams began his broadcast TV career here.
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Big Ben’s BBQ Sauce.	Big Ben’s BBQ Station.
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