Pittsburgh (disambiguation)
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Pittsburgh is the second largest city in Pennsylvania, USA.
Pittsburgh may also refer to:
Pittsburgh may also refer to:
Related to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- University of PittsburghUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
- Pittsburgh Panthers, the athletic program of the University of Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh International AirportPittsburgh International AirportPittsburgh International Airport , formerly Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and commonly referred to as Pittsburgh International, is a joint civil–military international airport located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Findlay Township, approximately west of...
- Pittsburgh AssociatesPittsburgh AssociatesPittsburgh Associates was a consortium of the City of Pittsburgh and local businesses which owned the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1985-1996. It was spearheaded during a dark year for the ball club with national media focused on the Pittsburgh drug trials where many former Pirates as well as other...
- Pittsburgh CoalfieldPittsburgh CoalfieldThe Pittsburgh Coalfield is the largest of the Western Pennsylvania coalfields. It includes all or part of Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania. Coal has been mined in Pittsburgh since the 18th century. U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel owned Karen, Maple...
- Pittsburgh Field ClubPittsburgh Field ClubPittsburgh Field Club is a private country club, established in 1882, located six miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh in the suburb of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania...
- Pittsburgh PikePittsburgh PikeThe Pittsburgh Pike was an early toll road in the United States. Completed on May 20, 1818, it allowed travelers to go from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania over the Allegheny Mountains, cutting freight rates in half because wagons increased their capacity, speed, and certainty. Private...
- Pittsburgh RailwaysPittsburgh RailwaysPittsburgh Railways was one of the predecessors of the Port Authority of Allegheny County. It had 666 PCC cars, the third largest fleet in North America. It had 68 street car routes, of which only three are used by the Port Authority as light rail routes...
- Pittsburgh SubdivisionPittsburgh SubdivisionThe Pittsburgh Subdivision is a railroad line owned and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The line runs from McKeesport northwest through Pittsburgh to West Pittsburg along a former Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad line...
- Pittsburgh Line, a line of the Norfolk Southern Railway
- Pittsburg (Hasidic dynasty)Pittsburg (Hasidic dynasty)Pittsburg is a Hasidic dynasty founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1924 by Rabbi Yosef Leifer, a Hungarian rabbi and descendant of Rabbi Mordechai of Nadvorna...
, founded in Pittsburgh
Other cities and places
- Pittsburgh, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Pittsburg, CaliforniaPittsburg, CaliforniaPittsburg is a city located in eastern Contra Costa County, California, the outer portion of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 63,264 at the 2010 census....
(formerly Pittsburgh), U.S. - Pittsburgh (Atlanta)Pittsburgh (Atlanta)Pittsburgh is a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, founded in 1883 as a black working-class suburb alongside the Pegram rail shops. It was named Pittsburgh because the industrial area reminded one of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its famous steel mills...
, a neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. - Pittsburgh, North Dakota, U.S.
Naval vessels
- USS Pittsburgh (1861)USS Pittsburgh (1861)USS Pittsburgh was a City class ironclad gunboat constructed for the Union Army by James B. Eads during the American Civil War, and transferred to the Union Navy in October 1862...
, an ironclad gunboat - USS Pittsburgh (CA-4), originally USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4), an armored cruiser
- USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)USS Pittsburgh (CA-72)The third USS Pittsburgh , originally named Albany, was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser laid down on 3 February 1943 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard at Quincy, Massachusetts; launched on 22 February 1944, sponsored by Mrs Cornelius D. Scully, wife of the Mayor of...
, a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser - USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720)USS Pittsburgh (SSN-720)USS Pittsburgh , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 16 April 1979 and her keel was laid down on 15 April 1983. She...
, a Los Angeles-class submarine
Art and entertainment
- Pittsburgh (1942 film)Pittsburgh (1942 film)Pittsburgh is a 1942 feature film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, and John Wayne. Shemp Howard of Three Stooges fame co-stars in a rare dramatic role . Dietrich, Scott, and Wayne also made The Spoilers together that same year...
, a film starring John Wayne - Pittsburgh (2006 film)Pittsburgh (2006 film)Pittsburgh is a 2006 mockumentary comedy film that follows American actor Jeff Goldblum as he attempts to secure a green card for his Canadian actor/singer/dancer girlfriend by appearing with her as the leads in a summer regional theatre production of The Music Man in Goldblum's hometown of...
, a film starring Jeff Goldblum - "Pittsburgh" (Weeds), an episode of the TV series Weeds
- "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" (song)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (song)"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" is a popular song written by Bob Merrill in 1952.The best known version was recorded by Guy Mitchell on January 15, 1952...
, a 1952 popular song written by Bob Merrill
See also
- Pitsburg, OhioPitsburg, OhioPitsburg is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 392 at the 2000 census.-History:Pitsburg was founded under the name of "Arnettsville" in the 19th century, but it languished: an author writing in 1880 described it as "liv[ing] only in name in story." The community...
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- Pittsburg (disambiguation)