Pittsburgh, Kingston

This article is about the former Ontario township, for the City of Pittsburgh PA see Pittsburgh, for other locations see Pittsburgh (disambiguation).

Pittsburgh is a former township in Ontario, Canada. Located within Frontenac County, it was surveyed in 1787-1788 and named for William Pitt the Younger, then prime minister of Great Britain, and incorporated January 1, 1850. The township was amalgamated into the city of Kingston effective January 1, 1998. The community still retains the name "Pittsburgh" within the government of Kingston.

Pittsburgh Township is home to Fort Henry, Canadian Forces Base Kingston, the Royal Military College of Canada and the historic community of Barriefield, Ontario. It includes the east side of the UNESCO-listed Rideau Canal at Kingston Mills (site of the infamous Shafia family murders), hosts a handful of motels serving Ontario Highway 15 and former Ontario Highway 2, a federal prison (Pittsburgh and Joyceville Institutions in Joyceville, Ontario) and three museums (Military Communications and Electronics Museum, RMC Museum and McLaughlin Woodworking Museum).

Pittsburgh Township, separated from Kingston by the Cataraqui River, is linked to the downtown by the La Salle Causeway.

Former Reeves

See also

External links

 South Frontenac Township
City of Kingston, Ontario Town of Gananoque
   Former Pittsburgh Township  
Howe Island

Coordinates: 44°22′59″N 076°19′58″W / 44.38306°N 76.33278°W / 44.38306; -76.33278 (Pittsburgh, Kingston)


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