Pittsburg’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Pittsburg. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The township's name is derived from William Augustus Pitt, one of the founders of the central town of the township, Tipton. Through about 1901, the township name was spelled "Pittsburgh," and it surrounded a town that had the same name. From 1902 on, the township name dropped the final H.
The first white settlers came to this Pittsburg in 1871. We know from official records that Mr. W. A. Pitt lived here in 1872, one-half mile east of the present town site, on a farm he owned. Mr. Pitt's house served as the local post office. Hence it was hardly surprising that the scattered settlers in and around this territory began to call it Pitt's-burg.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Pittsburg’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pittsburg’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPittsburg, Kans, 1909: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Pittsburg
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Pittsburg, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Pittsburg is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pittsburg has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Antelope Creek Masonry Arch Bridge in Walnut Creek, 8.4 miles away.
Pittsburg and the nearest listed places
Closest to Pittsburg
North Rock Creek Masonry Arch BridgeBlue Hill · Built 19368.9mi
Geodetic Center of the United StatesDelhi · Built 191310.2miWisconsin Street Historic DistrictCawker City · District11.2mi
Old Cawker City LibraryCawker City · Built 188511.2miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Pittsburg, Kans (1909) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.