Pittsburg, Oregon
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Pittsburg was named by early area resident Peter Brous, who settled there in 1879 and built a sawmill and a gristmill.[3] Brous named the community for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, having formerly lived in that state.[3] The Oregon post office was established with the name "Pittsburgh" on April 17, 1879, with Brous as the postmaster.[3] The name was changed to "Pittsburg" in 1892 and the post office was discontinued in 1908.[3]
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- ↑ Oregon Transportation Map: Columbia County
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Script error: No such module "If empty".
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