Looking north from High Street toward the Commons (later the parks) in Waynesburg

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Looking north from High Street toward the Commons (later the parks) in Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.147

Description

Real-photo postcard labeled "Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church On The Hill" in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The view looks north from High Street toward the Commons (later the parks) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. On the upper-left is Union School, later known as North Ward. The Commons Cemetery is in front of the school. The church on the upper-right is the old Cumberland Presbyterian, also known as the "Church on the Hill." It was built in 1832 on what became Wayne Street. Postmarked 1908, Washington, Pa.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1865

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Waynesburg (Pa.)--Cemeteries--Commons Cemetery, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Church buildings--Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Commons, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Parks--Monument Park, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--North Ward School, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools--Union School, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Wayne Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0115

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: Looking north from High Street toward the Commons (later the parks) in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0115, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).