Images of America: Waynesburg

Name/Title

Images of America: Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2018.1.3

Description

Waynesburg was founded in 1796 as the county seat of the newly formed Greene County, Pennsylvania. The state's General Assembly approved its formation after a petition was submitted by the citizens of this southwesternmost corner of the state. The people desired a more convenient location to transact their legal affairs, not wanting to ride the rugged roads north 30 miles to the county and town of Washington. The new county and its capital were named in honor of soldiers who helped General Washington to win the Revolutionary War, Nathaniel Greene and Mad Anthony Wayne, respectively. Waynesburg travels back to the early days of the area's growing years, documenting the evolution of High Street from the time of dirt roads to brick pavers and revisiting the Downey House and its tragic fire, the men of Company K, the Waynesburg Brewery, the Soldiers and Sailors Monument as it was built, the Hookstown Cemetery, the Courthouse Square, the Waynesburg College campus, and other icons of local history.

Collection

Candice Lynn Buchanan Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Greene County Courthouse (Waynesburg, Pa.), Ten Mile Creek, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Allison Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--American National Bank, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Citizens National Bank, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Downey House, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Farmers and Drovers Bank, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Grossman Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Jacobs & Headley Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Ledwith Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Messenger Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Peoples National Bank, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Spragg & Wood Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--W. F. Blair Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Walton Hotel, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Waynesburg Brewing Company, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Church buildings, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Houses, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Schools, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Church Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Franklin Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Morgan Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Morris Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Washington Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--West Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Town, Waynesburg & Washington Railroad

Book Details

Author

Toothman, Glenn Jacob Roy Thornton (III), Buchanan, Candice Lynn

Place Published

Location

South Carolina / Charleston

Date Published

Feb 2, 2015

ISBN

1467122785

LCCN

2014943657