Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA - Newspaper Headquarters on Waymarking.com

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The paper began publication on July 29, 1786, with the encouragement of Hugh Henry Brackenridge as a four-page weekly, initially called The Gazette. It was the first newspaper published west of the Allegheny Mountains. The publishers were Joseph Hall and John Scull. The paper covered the start of the nation, and as one of its first major articles, published the newly adopted Constitution of the United States.

In 1828, the paper was sold to Morgan Neville, and the name briefly changed to Pittsburgh Gazette and Manufacturing and Mercantile Advertiser. In 1829, Neville sold the paper to David McClean, who reverted to the former title.

In 1844, the paper became a morning daily paper. The paper's editorial stance at the time was conservative, and the paper's presence in Pittsburgh was credited with helping to organize a local chapter of the Republican Party, and with contributing to the election of Abraham Lincoln. The paper was one of the first to suggest tensions between North and South would erupt in civil war.

After a consolidation of papers in 1866, the paper was again renamed and was then known as the Commercial Gazette.

In 1900, George Oliver acquired the paper, merged it with another paper (The Pittsburgh Times) and formed a new paper, The Gazette Times. After several more mergers of newspapers in Pittsburgh, publisher Paul Block bought the paper in 1927 and it became the Post-Gazette.

Area Served: Pittsburgh, PA What is (later, was) its physical address?: 34 Boulevard of the Allies Pittsburgh, PA USA 15222 Does it now just provide an internet read?: No Internet address: [Web Link] Did you ever buy or subscribe to this paper?: I bought one here and there Please provide a link referring to the newspaper's demise.: Not listed If applicable, when was this publication's last edition?: Not listed

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