For some reason the NY Times during this period adds an “h” to any city name ending with “burg”. E.g., Harrisburgh, Fredericksburgh, Vicksburgh. Harper’s Weekly doesn’t follow that practice, I’ve noticed. It’s a mystery.
Interesting. A little thing like a dangling “h” coulda started a civil war!
Not a mystery.
Hubby is PA (exact center) native and a history nut like me. USGS wanted to standardize all towns and eliminate the “h” on these Germanic names.
PittsburgH lobbied to get the “h” back, which it did after some short period. Baseball cards of the turn of century usually refer to Pittsburg, no “h”.