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Woodcut of downtown Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania (1843)Entry/Object ID
2008.5.3Scope and Content
Dated 1843. Woodcut of downtown Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania.
The Greene County Courthouse is in the left-foreground. This particular courthouse was built circa 1800 and removed 1849-50. It was a brick building that stood on the site of the present courthouse, which was built 1850-51. The courthouse in this image was Greene County's second, the first having been a log cabin built 1797, which still stands on Greene Street and is home to the Cornerstone Genealogical Society.
To the west (right) of the courthouse, on the corner of High and Washington Streets, is the building best known as the Bull's Head Tavern (also known as the Union Hotel and the Adams Inn).
SOURCE: Sherman Day, Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania: Containing a Copious Selection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc., Relating to Its History and Antiquities, Both General and Local, with Topographical Descriptions of Every County and All the Larger Towns in the State (Philadelphia: George W. Gorton, 1843), 361, woodcut titled, "Central Part of Waynesburg."Collection
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Greene County Courthouse (Waynesburg, Pa.), Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Bull’s Head Tavern, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High StreetArchive Details
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Day, ShermanDate(s) of Creation
1843Other Names and Numbers
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PUBL-AN007-0001Provenance
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Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania - Publications CollectionAcquisition Method
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Original document purchased at auction by Candice Buchanan, who shared the item with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project.
SOURCE CITATION: Sherman Day, Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: George W. Gorton, 1843), 361, woodcut titled, "Central Part of Waynesburg [Greene County, Pennsylvania]," item no. PUBL-AN007-0001, Publications Collection, shared by Candice Lynn Buchanan, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).