Washington County is a

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in the Commonwealth of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 209,349. Its

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. Washington County is part of the

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. The county is home to Washington County Airport, three miles (5 km) southwest of Washington.

History

The county was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. The city and county were both named after

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leader

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, who eventually became the first President of the United States. The town of Charleroi got its name from the Belgian city of Charleroi. There lived many Belgian immigrants in the Monongahela area at the end of the 19th century, some of whom were glass makers.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water.

Surrounding counties

* Beaver County (north) * Allegheny County (NNE-northeast) * Westmoreland County (East-northeast) * Fayette County (East-southeast) * Greene County (south) *

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(southwest) *

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(west) *

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(west) *

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(northwest)

Major highways

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Climate

Washington County has a

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(

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''Dfb''), with warm summers and cold, snowy winters. Precipitation is highest in the summer months, with an annual average of . Snow usually falls between November and April, with an average of .

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 202,897 people, 81,130 households, and 56,060 families residing in the county. The population density was 237 people per square mile (91/km²). There were 87,267 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile (39/km²). The

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of the county was 95.27% White, 3.26% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 18.3% were of German, 17.2% Italian, 10.6% Irish, 8.6% English, 7.9%

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and 6.2% American ancestry. There were 81,130 households, out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.20% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males. As of 1800, this county was largely settled by people of Scot-Irish heritage because "prime lands" were already taken by the Germans and the Quakers.

2020 Census

Government and politics

The County of Washington is governed by a three-member publicly elected commission. The three commissioners serve in both executive and legislative capacities. By state law, the commission must have a minority party guaranteeing a political split on the commission. Each term is for four years. The three current commissioners for Washington County are Lawrence Maggi (Democrat), Diana Irey (Republican), and Nick Sherman (Republican). Maggi was the Democratic nominee for

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against Republican incumbent

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in 2012. Maggi lost to Murphy and earned only 36 percent of the vote. Irey was the Republican candidate for

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and lost to the late Democratic incumbent

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in the 2006 election. The Washington County

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, the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District of Pennsylvania, is the state trial court, sitting in and for Washington County. It serves as the court of original jurisdiction for the region. There are five judges, which the county's citizens elect to ten year terms, under the laws of the Commonwealth. The President Judge is Katherine B. Emery; she is the most senior member of the bench. Judges of the court are: * John F. DiSalle, P.J. * Gary Gilman, J. * Valarie Costanzo, J. * Michael J. Lucas, J. * Traci McDonald-Kemp, J. * Jesse Pettit, J. Additionally, magisterial district judges (MDJs) serve throughout the county to hear traffic citations, issue warrants, and decide minor civil matters. The Democratic Party has been historically dominant in county-level politics and national politics, only voting Republican for president in Richard Nixon's 1972 landslide victory over George McGovern between 1928 & 2008. However, like much of Appalachian coal country, Washington has trended strongly Republican in recent years. In 2000, Democrat

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won 53% of the vote and Republican

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won 44%. In 2004, Democrat

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received 50.14% of the vote and Bush received 49.57% a difference of 552 votes. In 2008, Republican

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won 51% to Democrat

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's 46% and each of the three state row office winners carried Washington County.

Voter registration

As of November 7, 2022, there are 144,520 registered voters in the county. Registered Republicans have a plurality of 67,881 registered voters, compared to 58,613 registered Democrats, 13,861 registered non-affiliated voters, and 4,165 voters registered to

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County row offices

*Clerk of Courts, Brenda Davis, Republican *Controller, April Sloane, Republican *Coroner, Timothy Warco, Democrat *District Attorney, Jason Walsh, Republican *Prothonotary, Laura Hough, Republican *Recorder of Deeds, Carrie Perrell, Republican *Register of Wills, James Roman, Republican *Sheriff, Anthony Andronas, Republican *Treasurer, Tom Flickinger, Republican *Public Safety Director, Gerald R. Coleman, Independent

State representatives

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, 15th district *

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, 39th district *

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, 40th district *

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, 46th district * Tim O'Neal,

, 48th district *

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, 49th district *

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, 50th district

State senators

* Devlin Robinson,

, 37th district (Peters Township) * Camera Bartolotta,

, 46th district

United States Representatives

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, 14th district

United States Senators

Pat Toomey Patrick Joseph Toomey Jr. (born November 17, 1961) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator for Pennsylvania since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms as the U.S. representat ...

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Landmarks and events

Pony League baseball was founded in Washington County in 1951 for 13 and 14 year old boys and its headquarters are located here. As of 2016, more than a half-million youth in the U.S. and 40 other nations participate. The televised Pony League World Series held annually in August at Washington's Lew Hays Pony Field attracts teenage teams from around the world. Washington County is also the home of the

Pennsylvania Trolley Museum The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum is a museum in Washington, Pennsylvania, dedicated to operation and preservation of streetcars and trolleys. The museum primarily contains historic trolleys from Pennsylvania, but their collection includes examples ...

. Washington County is also famous for its

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at Meadowcroft Village, which are one of the best preserved and oldest

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Native American dwellings in the country. The county has 21

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still standing. The

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culminated in Washington. The home of David Bradford, one of the rebellion leaders, is located in Washington and is a national landmark. Just a couple blocks away is the

F. Julius LeMoyne House The F. Julius LeMoyne House is a historic house museum at 49 East Maiden Street in Washington, Pennsylvania. Built in 1812, it was the home of Dr. Francis Julius LeMoyne (1798–1897), an antislavery activist who used it as a stop on the Undergr ...

, which serves as the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society. Washington County is the home of the first

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in the United States. In 1981, the

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installed a

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noting the historic importance of the county.

Education

Colleges and universities

* California University of Pennsylvania in California Borough *

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Washington branch in North Franklin Township *

Washington & Jefferson College Washington & Jefferson College (W&J College or W&J) is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania. The college traces its origin to three log cabin colleges in Washington County established by three Presbyterian missionaries to ...

in the City of Washington and East Washington Borough *

Waynesburg University Waynesburg University is a private university in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1850 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. The university enrolls over 2,500 students, including ...

- Southpointe Center Campus in Cecil Township.

Public school districts

* Avella Area School District *

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* Bethlehem-Center School District *

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(also in Fayette County) *

Burgettstown Area School District The Burgettstown Area School District is a small, rural public school district located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It services the Borough of Burgettstown and Hanover Township, Jefferson Township, and Smith Township. The Burgett ...

California Area School District The California Area School District is a small public school district serving the boroughs of Allenport, California, Coal Center, Elco, Long Branch and Roscoe and West Pike Run Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania Washington Co ...

Canon-McMillan School District The Canon-McMillan School District is a large public school district covering the Borough of Canonsburg, Cecil Township and North Strabane Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The district operates one High School (9th–12th), one ...

* Charleroi School District * Chartiers-Houston School District *

Fort Cherry School District Fort Cherry School District is a small, rural public school district located in southwestern Pennsylvania. It covers a portion of suburban Pittsburgh and some outlying rural areas. The district serves students in a area that includes the subur ...

(also in Allegheny County) *

McGuffey School District McGuffey School District is a rural, public school system located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It serves 10 communities, including the boroughs of Claysville and Green Hills, and the townships of West Finley, East Finley, Morris, Don ...

Peters Township School District Peters Township School District is a large, suburban, public school district located in Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania and encompasses an area of . Peters Township School District had a population of 17,566, according to the ...

Ringgold School District Ringgold School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district located in the northeastern corner of Washington County, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh. The district encompasses 58 square miles, including the city of Monongahela, th ...

Trinity Area School District Trinity Area School District is a public school district located outside the city of Washington in southwestern Pennsylvania. It serves the Pittsburgh exurbs of Canton Township, South Strabane Township, and North Franklin Township, as well as r ...

Washington School District The Washington School District is a small, urban, public school district in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It serves the city of Washington, Pennsylvania and the borough of East Washington, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately ...

;Served by: *Intermediate Unit 1 – Coal Center *Mon Valley Career and Technology Center – Charleroi *Western Area Career and Technology Center – Canonsburg

Private schools

*Calvary Chapel Christian School – Fredericktown *Central Christian Academy – Houston *Children's School of Washington *Cornerstone Mennonite School – Burgettstown *Faith Christian School of Washington – Washington *First Love Christian Academy High – Washington *Goddard School – Venetia *Gwens Montessori School Inc – Washington *Hickory Christian School – Hickory *Huntington Learning Center – McMurray *John F Kennedy School – Washington *Kinder Care Learning Centers *Lakeview Christian Academy – Bridgeville *Madonna Catholic Regional School – Monongahela *Mel Blount Leadership Academy – Claysville *NHS School – Ellsworth *Rainbows End Learning Center – Washington *St Francis Children's School – Beallsville *Tri-State Christian School – Burgettstown

Libraries

*Avella Area Library Center *Bentleyville Public Library *Burgettstown Community Library *California Public Library *Chartiers-Houston Community Library *Citizens Library – Washington *Donora Public Library *Frank Sarris Public Library – Canonsburg *Fredericktown Area Public Library *Heritage Public Library – McDonald *John K Tener Library – Charleroi *Marianna Community Public Library *Monongahela Area Library *Peters Township Public Library *Washington County Library System

Hospitals

* Canonsburg General Hospital, part of West Penn Allegheny Health System in North Strabane Township * Monongahela Valley Hospital in Carroll Township *

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in the City of Washington

Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:

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, and, in at most two cases,

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. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Washington County:

Cities

* Monongahela *

(county seat)

Boroughs

* Allenport * Beallsville * Bentleyville * Burgettstown *

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Canonsburg Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802. The population was 9,735 at the 2020 census. The town lies in a rich coal distri ...

* Centerville * Charleroi *

Claysville Claysville is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950. The population was 728 at the 2020 census. Claysville Elementary School, part of the McGuffey School District is lo ...

* Coal Center * Cokeburg * Deemston * Donora * Dunlevy * East Washington * Elco * Ellsworth * Finleyville * Green Hills *

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* Long Branch * Marianna * McDonald (partly in Allegheny County) * Midway * New Eagle *

North Charleroi North Charleroi is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,302 at the 2020 census. The settlement is also known as "Lock 4". Previously Lock and Dam #4 was located on this side of the Monongahela River, ...

* Roscoe * Speers * Stockdale *

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* West Brownsville * West Middletown

Townships

* Amwell * Blaine * Buffalo * Canton * Carroll *

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* Chartiers * Cross Creek * Donegal * East Bethlehem * East Finley *

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* Hopewell *

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* Mount Pleasant * North Bethlehem * North Franklin * North Strabane *

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Peters Peters may refer to: People * Peters (surname) * Peters Band, a First Nations band in British Columbia, Canada Places United States * Peters, California, a census-designated place * Peters, Florida, a town * Peters Township, Kingman County, Kan ...

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* South Franklin * South Strabane *

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* West Bethlehem * West Finley * West Pike Run

Census-designated places

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s are geographical areas designated by the

for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. * Aaronsburg * Atlasburg * Avella * Baidland * Bulger * Cecil-Bishop * Cross Creek * Eighty Four * Elrama * Fredericktown * Gastonville * Hendersonville * Hickory *

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* Langeloth *

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* McMurray * Meadowlands * Millsboro *

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* Slovan * Southview * Taylorstown * Thompsonville * Van Voorhis * West Alexander *

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* Wickerham Manor-Fisher * Wolfdale * Wylandville

Unincorporated communities

* Amity * Blainsburg * Condit Crossing * Cool Valley *

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* Daisytown *

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

* Frogtown * Gambles * Glyde *

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* Hazel Kirk *

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* Log Pile * Lover *

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* Murdocksville * McAdams * North Fredericktown * Old Concord * P and W Patch *

Prosperity Prosperity is the flourishing, thriving, good fortune and successful social status. Prosperity often produces profuse wealth including other factors which can be profusely wealthy in all degrees, such as happiness and health. Competing notion ...

Raccoon The raccoon ( or , ''Procyon lotor''), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of , and a body weight of ...

* Richeyville * Scenery Hill * Studa * Venetia * Vestaburg

Former communities

*Allen Township *Bethlehem Township *East Pike Run Township *Granville *Pike Run *Pike Run Township *Smallwood * South Canonsburg (annexed to Canonsburg in 1911)

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Washington County. † ''county seat''

Notable people

John Alexander Anderson John Alexander Anderson (June 26, 1834 – May 18, 1892) was a six-term U.S. Representative from Kansas (1879–1891), and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College (1873–1879). Anderson was born in Washington County, Pen ...

, born in Washington County,

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from

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*Jonathan Arnold, brother-in-law of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. *

Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler, Olympic gold medalist in American freestyle wrestling, and former collegiate wrestler. He is best known for his tenures in WWE and Total Nonstop Action ...

(born 1968), resided in Canonsburg, Olympic

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and

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* James G. Blaine (1830–1893), native of West Brownsville,

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, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 1884

presidential nominee * David Bradford, born in Maryland 1760 and resided in Washington, early deputy attorney-general for Washington County, became a leader in the Whiskey Rebellion challenging the nascent United States federal government * Alexander G. Clark (1826–1891), born in Washington County, "The Colored Orator of the West", Minister to Liberia 1890–1891 * William J. Carson (1840–1913), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient, 1863 *

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing ...

(1912–2001), native of Canonsburg, recording artist and television performer *

Mitch Daniels Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. (born April 7, 1949) is an American academic administrator, businessman, author, and retired politician. A Republican, Daniels served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. Since 2013, Daniels has been pr ...

(born 1949), native of Monongahela, former Governor of Indiana, current president of

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(born 1984), YouTube personality and actress * Alexander Fulton (unknown-died ca. 1818), founder of

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* Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), native of Donora,

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

player *

Ken Griffey Sr. George Kenneth Griffey (born April 10, 1950) is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from through , most notably as a member of the Cincinnati Reds dynasty that won ...

(born 1950), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player * John Guzik (1936–2012), football player * Joseph Hardy (born 1924), former resident of Eighty Four, philanthropist, former CEO and founder of

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Pete Henry Wilbur Francis "Pete" Henry (October 31, 1897 – February 7, 1952) was an American football player, coach, and athletic administrator. He was a charter inductee into both the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951 and the Pro Football Hall of Fam ...

(1897–1952), NFL player/coach, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame. *

Shirley Jones Shirley Mae Jones (born March 31, 1934) is an American actress and singer. In her six decades in show business, she has starred as wholesome characters in a number of musical films, such as '' Oklahoma!'' (1955), ''Carousel'' (1956), and ''The M ...

(born 1934), native of Charleroi, best known for her role as the mother of the

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and winning an

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. *

Francis Julius LeMoyne Francis Julius LeMoyne (September 4, 1798 – October 14, 1879) was a 19th-century American medical doctor and philanthropist from Washington, Pennsylvania. Responsible for creating the first crematory in the United States, he was also an aboli ...

(1798–1879)

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and pioneer of

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in the United States. *

Jonathan Letterman Major Jonathan Letterman (December 11, 1824 – March 15, 1872) was an American surgeon credited as being the originator of the modern methods for medical organization in armies or battlefield medical management. In the United States, Letterman ...

(1824–1872), native of Canonsburg, Father of Battlefield Medicine and

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

surgeon *

William Henry Letterman William Henry Letterman (August 12, 1832–May 23, 1881) was born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He was the co-founder of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity in 1852 at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Education Letterman graduated from J ...

(1832–1881), native of Canonsburg, co-founder of the

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fraternity, surgeon, and brother of Jonathan Letterman *

Marvin Lewis Marvin Ronald Lewis (born September 23, 1958) is an American football coach who is the special advisor to the head coach at Arizona State. Previously, Lewis was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL) for 1 ...

(born 1958), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach * Jay Livingston (1915–2001), native of McDonald, Oscar-winning songwriter *

William Holmes McGuffey William Holmes McGuffey (September 23, 1800 – May 4, 1873) was a college professor and president who is best known for writing the '' McGuffey Readers'', the first widely used series of elementary school-level textbooks. More than 120 million c ...

(1800–1873), native of the western side of the county, famous educator and writer of ''McGuffey's Eclectic Readers'' – one of America's first text books * John F. McJunkin (1830–1883), Iowa Attorney General *

John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell (June 22, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, and convicted criminal. He served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon ...

(1835–1905), United States Senator, participant in original dispute in landmark Supreme Court case

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Joe Montana Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", ...

(born 1956), native of Monongahela,

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player * Stan Musial (1920–2013), native of Donora, Major League Baseball player *

Deborah Jeane Palfrey Deborah Jeane Palfrey (March 18, 1956 – May 1, 2008), dubbed the D. C. Madam by the news media, operated Pamela Martin and Associates, an escort agency in Washington, D. C. Although she maintained that the company's services were legal, s ...

(1956–2008), native of Charleroi, "The D.C. Madam" * John Walker Rankin (1823–1869), Iowa state senator * David Redick (died 1805),

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( Lt. Governor) of Pennsylvania for three weeks in 1788; surveyor—laid out the town of Washington. *

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(born 1949), native of McDonald, National Football League coach *

Marty Schottenheimer Martin Edward Schottenheimer (; September 23, 1943 – February 8, 2021) was an American football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1984 to 2006. He was the head coach of the Kansas City ...

(1943–2021), native of McDonald, National Football League player, coach * Paul Shannon (1909–1990), radio and television personality *

Bobby Vinton Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a American former singer and occasional actor, who also hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid trib ...

(born 1935), native of Canonsburg, recording artist * Bob West (born 1956), native of Finleyville, voice actor best known for ''

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'' *

Joseph Ruggles Wilson Joseph Ruggles Wilson Sr. (February 28, 1822 – January 21, 1903) was a prominent Presbyterian theologian and father of President Woodrow Wilson, ''Nashville Banner'' editor Joseph Ruggles Wilson Jr., and Anne E. Wilson Howe. In 1861, as pastor o ...

(1822–1903), graduate of Jefferson College (subsequently W&J), Presbyterian minister, father of Pres.

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(1926–2015), American film and television producer, director, writer and actor. * Christopher Rankin (1788-1826), member of the

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for

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's at-large district, namesake of Rankin County

References

External links

Washington County Web SiteHistory & Genealogy in Washington County, PAHistory of Washington County, Pennsylvania
{{authority control 1781 establishments in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh metropolitan area Populated places established in 1781 Counties of Appalachia Pennsylvania state historical marker significations