Today for your enjoyment, I’m highlighting a city that was suggested by Peggy – Uniontown, PA.
Uniontown is 46 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and is considered part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. As the 2010 census, the population was 10,372, and it is the county seat of Fayette County.
Here’s some interesting tidbits:
• Popularly known as Beesontown, “The Town of Union” was founded by Henry Beeson on July 4, 1776, the same date the Declaration of Independence was ratified.
• The National Road (US 40) was routed through Uniontown in the early 19th century, and the town grew along with the road.
• Uniontown’s role in the Underground Railroad in the antebellum years is commemorated by a marker on the corner of East Main Street and Baker Alley.
• In the late nineteenth century, the town grew based on the development of coal mines and the steel industry. Uniontown was the site of violent clashes between striking coal miners and guards at the local coke works during the Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike of 1894. Fifteen guards armed with carbines and machine guns held off an attack by 1500 strikers, killing five and wounding eight.
• The USS Uniontown (PF-65), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Uniontown, Pennsylvania on August 16, 1944.
• In 1967 Uniontown was the birthplace of the McDonald’s Big Mac sandwich. In 2007 the Big Mac Museum was opened in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to the disappointment of some Uniontown residents.
• Notable people: Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, lived in Uniontown for most of his early life. Torry Epps, former NFL defensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints, was born and raised in Uniontown. William James, current NFL cornerback for the Detroit Lions, was born and raised in Uniontown. James Lawson, American Civil Rights leader, was born in Uniontown in 1928. Larry Pennell, actor of film and television, born in Uniontown in 1928, among many others.
Interesting sites in Uniontown:
• The Fayette County Courthouse
• The State Theatre Center for the Arts - built in 1922
• The Old West School House on West Main Street built around 1820
• The White Swan built in 1805 as a tavern
• The Methodist Cemetery founded in 1791
• The Old Settlers Public Cemetery founded in 1794
• A Civil War monument erected in 1867 in the Oak Grove Cemetery
• The Underground Railroad on Baker Alley off East Main Street
• The Highland House hotel and tavern founded in the 1890's
Peggy, I hope I did justice to your hometown!
Have a fangtastic day my friends! <3 Brock V"""V
• Popularly known as Beesontown, “The Town of Union” was founded by Henry Beeson on July 4, 1776, the same date the Declaration of Independence was ratified.
• The National Road (US 40) was routed through Uniontown in the early 19th century, and the town grew along with the road.
• Uniontown’s role in the Underground Railroad in the antebellum years is commemorated by a marker on the corner of East Main Street and Baker Alley.
• In the late nineteenth century, the town grew based on the development of coal mines and the steel industry. Uniontown was the site of violent clashes between striking coal miners and guards at the local coke works during the Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike of 1894. Fifteen guards armed with carbines and machine guns held off an attack by 1500 strikers, killing five and wounding eight.
• The USS Uniontown (PF-65), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Uniontown, Pennsylvania on August 16, 1944.
• In 1967 Uniontown was the birthplace of the McDonald’s Big Mac sandwich. In 2007 the Big Mac Museum was opened in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to the disappointment of some Uniontown residents.
• Notable people: Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, lived in Uniontown for most of his early life. Torry Epps, former NFL defensive lineman for the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints, was born and raised in Uniontown. William James, current NFL cornerback for the Detroit Lions, was born and raised in Uniontown. James Lawson, American Civil Rights leader, was born in Uniontown in 1928. Larry Pennell, actor of film and television, born in Uniontown in 1928, among many others.
Interesting sites in Uniontown:
• The Fayette County Courthouse
• The State Theatre Center for the Arts - built in 1922
• The Old West School House on West Main Street built around 1820
• The White Swan built in 1805 as a tavern
• The Methodist Cemetery founded in 1791
• The Old Settlers Public Cemetery founded in 1794
• A Civil War monument erected in 1867 in the Oak Grove Cemetery
• The Underground Railroad on Baker Alley off East Main Street
• The Highland House hotel and tavern founded in the 1890's
Peggy, I hope I did justice to your hometown!
Have a fangtastic day my friends! <3 Brock V"""V
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