1907 Firemen's Assoc of Pennsylvania Delegate Medal Ribbon Badge

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WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER FOUNDATION DONATION:
A portion of this sale will be donated to the WFF to support families of fallen firefighters.
DESCRIPTION:
This listing is for a Delegate's medal for the 1907 Firemen's Association of Pennsylvania held in Pittsburg / Pittsburgh. Made by Heeren Bros & Co of Pittsburgh, PA.  Measures about 3.75" x 2".
History note:
In 1890, the United States Board on Geographic Names was created to establish uniform place name usage throughout the various departments and agencies of the U.S. government. To guide its standardization efforts, the Board adopted thirteen general principles, one of which was that the final -h should be dropped from place names ending in -burgh.  The Board compiled a report of place name "decisions" in 1891 in which Pittsburgh's name for federal government purposes was rendered Pittsburg (as marked on the medal).
The Board's decisions were compulsory only for all federal government agencies.  Even though the decisions, while highly influential, were not officially binding. In 1908 (one year after this medal was made), a Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce committee, after conducting a review of historical documents, endorsed Pittsburgh as the proper way to spell the city's name.
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