Happy H Day!
What's H Day? H Day is the day that Pittsburgh got its H back!
After capturing the French stronghold Fort Duquesne, General Forbes honored then British Prime Minister William Pitt by naming the area after him. In 1758, “Pittsbourgh” was born. A typo 58 years later changed the spelling to “Pittsburgh” forever. Or did it? The spelling stuck for another 75 years until the United States Board on Geographic Names got involved. The board directed cities ending in “burgh” to drop the ‘H’ and, just like that, “Pittsburgh” was changed to “Pittsburg.” This was met with extreme resistance. Finally, on July 19, 1911 the board reviewed the case and gave us back our ‘H. (Thanks pghapparel for this explanation!)
In honor of this occasion, pghapparel donated these onesies to Pittsburgh's newest neighbors. All babies born at Magee today will receive a special onesie to commemorate the anniversary of H Day. We thank PGH Apparel for their generosity!
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