[PRCo] Re: The "h" in Pittsburgh

[Fred Schneider]

And Stefan Lorant said it was dropped by custom.  Which one is correct.  Why
would the federal government have the authority to drop the "h"?  Or is it the
post office department that decided they had the authority to change the sames
of towns ... they've always exercised that right.  As in "Hecla" versus
"Southwest/"

"Edward H. Lybarger" wrote:

> Every now and again a question about the spelling of Pittsburgh comes up.
> So for all to remember (!), here are the essential dates:
>
> The "h" was dropped by federal mandate December 24, 1891, and was restored
> July 19, 1911.
>
> Ed