Pittsburg is an

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and

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. It was named for the

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. Their post office has been open since 1882.

History

On November 14, 2007, an EF0 tornado struck Pittsburg, traveling northwest from Bernstadt.

Geography

Pittsburg is on Kentucky Route 6260, with a terminus at

Hal Rogers Parkway The Hal Rogers Parkway, formerly named the Daniel Boone Parkway, is a freeway connecting Somerset and Hazard in southeastern Kentucky. A former toll road, it opened in November 1971, and the tolls were removed June 1, 2003. The original exten ...

near

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. (see List of state highways in Kentucky (6000–6999))

References

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