Pittsburgh newspaper consolidation timeline

The ''Pittsburgh Commercial'' was a morning daily newspaper published from 7 September 1863 to 14 February 1877 in

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. It was outspokenly

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in its political commentary. Its succession of chief editors included Thomas J. Bigham, Charles D. Brigham, and

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; poet

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was an assistant editor. The owners of the competing ''

Pittsburgh Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...

'' eventually purchased the ''Commercial'' and consolidated the two papers as the ''

Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...

''.

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*Digitized issues at Google News Archive:
1863 – June 1864

July 1864 – 1876
{{Pittsburgh-stub Defunct newspapers published in Pittsburgh Publications established in 1863 Publications disestablished in 1877 1863 establishments in Pennsylvania 1877 disestablishments in Pennsylvania