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Pittsburgh, was named after William Pitt, the Earl of Chatham but did you know that he was the Prime Minister of Great Brittan – twice!?
Did you ever wonder how the streets of our City got their name?
What’s a ‘Bigelow’?
Who was Mr. Beltzhoover?
Was Oakland named after the “land of oaks” or was that someone’s last name (hint – it was German).
Is it true that Grant Street was not named after Ulysses S. Grant?
In this episode of the Pittsburgh Oddcast, we dive deep into the meaning behind the names of ‘Diondega’, I mean, Pittsburgh.
The local names were never meant to just be arbitrary sounds, devoid of any meaning.
Each one tells us a record of the past and a story that was not meant to be forgotten.
From Allentown to Zelienople and everything in between, we are bringing you the 1st in an ongoing series on the origin of Pittsburgh names.
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