What's In a Name?
The town of Washington, Pennsylvania has changed it's name to Steelers, PA as to not confuse anyone of it's allegiance for the Super Bowl. The name change will only be in affect until Feb. 5th, the day of the Super Bowl.
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Just to make sure there's no confusion about which team they are pulling for in Super Bowl XL, the mayor and council voted unanimously to change this city's name.
Welcome to Steeler, Pa.
The name change for the city of about 15,000 people south of Pittsburgh will last through Feb. 5, the day of the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks.
"I know the folks in the state of Washington are rooting for the Seahawks, so we wanted to make sure everyone knows the city of Washington is fully in support of the Steelers," Mayor Kenneth J. Westcott told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
You will want to keep addressing those bills, cards and letters to Washington, Pa., though, because the name change is cosmetic and not recognized by the U.S. Postal Service.
"It's just a spoof until after the Super Bowl," Westcott told the newspaper.
