High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg

High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg

High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg

Name/Title

High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.33

Description

Real-photo postcard of High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The Farmers & Drovers Bank stands prominently on the southwest corner of Morgan Street. Catty-corner to the bank, stands the frame house of one of its founders, Andrew Buchanan [1780-1848], who also served as the area's U.S. Congressman 1835-1839. Across Morgan Street from the bank, is the brick Crawford Mansion that was replaced in 1870 by John T. Hook.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2011.2

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Greene County Historical Society

Made/Created

Lexicon

Search Terms

Buchanan family, Crawford family, Farmers and Drovers Bank, High Street, Hook family, House, Morgan Street, Waynesburg

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0018

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Provenance Detail

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: High Street (looking west) in Waynesburg, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0018, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).