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== History == Pittsburg derives its name from [[William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham|William Pitt]], [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]].<ref name="whence">{{cite book|chapter-url = http://www.pittsburg-nh.com/PDFpages/NameWhenceCame.pdf | via = pittsburg-nh.com | title = New Hampshire Town Names and Whence They Came | author = Elmer Munson Hunt | chapter = Pittsburg | date = 1971 | isbn = 9780872330092}}</ref> Prior to its incorporation in 1840, the area was settled {{circa|1810}} and known as the Territory of Indian Stream. It had the unique distinction of having been its own [[microstate]] briefly during the 1830s, called the [[Republic of Indian Stream]], due to an ambiguous boundary between the United States and Canada.<ref name="whence"/> The [[Indian Stream Schoolhouse]] on Tabor Road, which dates to 1897, is listed in both the [[National Register of Historic Places]] and the [[New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places]]; the town hall on Main Street, which dates to 1883, is listed in the State Register.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/programs/documents/sr_listing.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205132444/https://www.nh.gov/nhdhr/programs/documents/sr_listing.pdf |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |url-status=live |title=State Register Listing by Town |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources |access-date=November 26, 2020}}</ref>
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