The Commonwealth (Pittsburgh)
First issue of The Commonwealth | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ephraim Pentland |
| Founded | 24 July 1805 (as The Commonwealth) |
| Ceased publication | 24 February 1836 (as The Statesman) |
| Language | English |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
The Commonwealth was a weekly newspaper published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1805 to 1818, before continuing as The Statesman until 1836. It was the city's third newspaper, and one of several in the ancestral lineage of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.