Pittsburg, North Carolina
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Pittsburg, North Carolina, is an unincorporated community in Scotch Irish Township, Rowan County, North Carolina. It was named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located at 35°49′30″N 80°42′01″W / 35.82500°N 80.70028°W with an elevation of 865 feet (264 m). It was first noted in an 1882 map of North Carolina by W.C. Kerr.[1] Moore's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is located in Pittsburg.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Kerr, W.C. (1882). "1882 Map of North Carolina". UNC Digital Library.
- ^ Google maps