# @upmchealthbeat on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CC0rJdJAnaM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20935906-upmchealthbeat-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2020-07-19T12:05:48.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UPMC (@upmchealthbeat) — https://gondola.cc/upmchealthbeat

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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!

Did you know that Magee's name is the result of a famous typo, too?

In 1963, the Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital merged with Women's Hospital and became Magee-Womens Hospital. Much was gained by the joining of these two institutions, but one thing was lost and has never been restored: the apostrophe in the word "Women's."

The missing punctuation was simply a typo that was never corrected. Perhaps fixing it would have meant a too-costly replacement of signs, stationery and literature at the time. Maybe someone thought the title looked better without the extra space or that both a hyphen and an apostrophe were too fussy. Either way, we've kept it, and much like Pittsburgh's H, it remains part of Magee's identity and history.  #pittsburgh #pittsburghtrivia #pittsburghhistory #burghbabies #mageebabies #mageebaby #pgh

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pgh, mageebabies, pittsburghtrivia, pittsburghhistory, pittsburgh, mageebaby, burghbabies

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