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For the Sullivan County community formerly named Pittsburg, see Hymera, Indiana.

Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in Tippecanoe Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Pittsburg was laid out in 1836.[3] A post office was established at Pittsburg in 1838, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915. The name of the post office was officially spelled Pittsburgh until 1894.[4]

It was likely named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[5]

Geography

Pittsburg is located on the west side of the Wabash River across from the town of Delphi. U.S. Route 421/State Road 39 passes through town on Monroe Street.

  • The corner of Washington and Howard.
    The corner of Washington and Howard.
  • The town's historical marker.
    The town's historical marker.
  • Pittsburg's spring.
    Pittsburg's spring.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pittsburg, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Odell, John Curtis (1916). History of Carroll County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 87.
  4. ^ "Carroll County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  5. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...and probably named for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.


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