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 Table of Contents

Pages 1 – 5………....….
…………..Quick Facts
Page 6…………....………….……Past &

Future
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……..Awards
Page 8..…….How Pittsburgh Came To

Be
Pages 9 – 10...…….

…………………….The City
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Climate
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Demographics
Page 13……………………..…Dialect /

Accent
Pages 14 – 15…….

……………………….Sports
 Quick Facts

Pittsburgh ’ s Pittsburgh ’ s
Flag Coat of Arms

Pittsburgh’s Nicknames:
City of Bridges
Steel City
City of Champions

Pittsburgh’s Motto:
Benigno Numine (Latin for "With the Benevolent Deity"
also translated as "By the favor of heaven")
 Quick Facts

 Pittsburgh is the 2nd largest city

in the state of Pennsylvania.
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 Pittsburgh has 151

Skyscrapers
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446 Bridges (That’s more

bridges than Venice, Italy!)
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 2 Inclined Railways
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 8 Headquarters for Fortune

5oo Companies
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Pittsburgh is the
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Birthplace of the National

Republican Party
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 Past and Future

Pittsburgh is historically known

for its steel and coal industry, but
now its economy is mainly health-
care, education, technology,
robotics, and finance.
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 Awards

2006 :
- Pittsburgh ranked in the top 10 for

metropolitan areas in the United States for

business expansion.
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2007 :
- Forbes Magazine named Pittsburgh the 10th

cleanest city in the United States.

- Pittsburgh named America ’s most livable city .

2008 :
- Forbes Magazine lists Pittsburgh the 13th

best city for young professionals to live.

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2009 :
- Pittsburgh named most livable city in the

United States, and 29th worldwide .

- Forbes ranked Pittsburgh the 7th safest city

in the United States.

How Pittsburgh Came To Be

Pittsburgh was named in 1758 by General

John Forbes. He named Pittsburgh in
honor of the British statesman Sir
William Pitt.
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General John Forbes  Sir William Pitt

Pittsburgh was incorporated as a
borough in 1794, and as a city in 1816.
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The area of Pittsburgh and its

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surroundings were inhabited by 8 Native

American Indian tribes.
 The City

The area between the rivers

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in Pittsburgh is called the

Golden Triangle.
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 The City

 Pittsburgh has 90
neighborhoods.
 Climate

 Pittsburgh has 4 distinct seasons.

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Summers are hot and humid. Winters are cold

and snowy. Fall and Spring are mild and warm.
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 The warmest month of the year is July, with

the average temperature being 83˚F / 28.3˚C.
The coldest month of the year is January,
with the average temperature being 35˚F /
1.7˚C.
 Demographics

 Pittsburgh has a population of around 325,000 people.

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 The average percentages of races:

 White 67%
 Black 28%
 Asian 4%
 Hispanic / Latino 2%
 Native American Indian 1%
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 The average percentages of Cultures:

 German 20%
 Irish 16%
 Italian 12%
 Polish 9%
 English 5%
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Sexes:
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 For every 100 females in Pittsburgh, there are 91 males.

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 The average income for households in the city:

 $28,588 US Dollars
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 The average income for family’s in the city:

 $38,795 US Dollars
 Dialect / Accent

 Although English is the spoken

language in Pittsburgh, the
dialect is referred to as
“Pittsburghese”. The accent
has influences from Scottish,
Irish, Welsh, German, Croatian,
and Slavic languages.
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 Examples:
 Yinz / Yunz (you ones or you
all)
 Crick (A creek or stream)
 Pop (Soda)
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 Sports

American football is the most

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popular sport in Pittsburgh.

Even school games can have
10,000 people per game!
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Name of
Pittsburgh Sport
Baseball League
MLB
Team
Pirates
Pittsburgh American NFL
Steelers
Pittsburgh Football
Ice Hockey NHL
Penguins