Early history Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

the pittsburgh post-gazette building in downtown pittsburgh, housed paper 1962 2015.


gazette

the post-gazette began history four-page weekly called pittsburgh gazette, first published on july 29, 1786 encouragement of hugh henry brackenridge. first newspaper published west of allegheny mountains. published joseph hall , john scull, paper covered start of nation. 1 of first major articles, gazette published newly adopted constitution of united states.

in 1820, under publishers eichbaum , johnston , editor morgan neville, name changed pittsburgh gazette , manufacturing , mercantile advertiser. david maclean bought paper in 1822, , later reverted former title.

under combative editor neville b. craig, service lasted 1829 1841, gazette championed anti-masonic movement. craig turned gazette city s first daily paper, issued every afternoon except sunday starting on july 30, 1833.

in 1844, shortly after absorbing advocate, gazette switched daily issue time morning. editorial stance @ time conservative , favoring whig party. 1850s gazette credited helping organize local chapter of new republican party, , contributing election of abraham lincoln. paper 1 of first suggest tensions between north , south erupt in war.

after consolidating commercial in 1877, paper again renamed , known commercial gazette.

in 1900, george t. oliver acquired paper, merging 6 years later pittsburg times form gazette times.

post

the pittsburgh post first appeared on september 10, 1842, daily morning post. had origin in 3 pro-democratic weeklies, mercury, allegheny democrat, , american manufacturer, came through pair of mergers in 1840s. 3 papers had years engaged in bitter editorial battles gazette.

like predecessors, post advocated policies of democratic party. political opposition whig , later republican gazette enduring eventual combination of 2 rivals have seemed unlikely.

consolidation timeline