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History of Fayette, (Fayette County) PennsylvaniaOur database does not include an historic photo for Fayette, (Fayette County) Pennsylvania, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Local History Notes:The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: FAYETTE, a county in the S. S. W. part of Pennsylvania, bordering on Virginia, has an area of 800 square miles. The Monongahela river forms its entire boundary on the W.; the county is intersected by the Youghiogheny river, and drained also by Redstone, Dunlap's, Indian, and Jacobs' creeks. The surface is finely diversified. A mountain ridge, called Laurel Hill, forms the eastern boundary; another, which is the most western branch of the Alleghany chain, extends across the middle of the county, under the name of Chestnut Ridge: the land between these and the west border is rolling. The soil of the north-western part is very productive; the other portions are adapted to pasturage. Indian corn, wheat, oats, cattle, and wool are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 696,092 bushels of corn; 304,102 of wheat; 506,335 of oats; 22,096 tons of hay, and 553,555 pounds of butter. There were 61 flour and grist mills, 31 saw mills, 4 iron foundries, 4 iron furnaces, 7 woollen factories, 8 manufactories of glass, 3 of machinery, 7 of agricultural implements, 12 of cabinetware, and 21 tanneries. It contained 84 churches, 10 newspaper offices; 8741 pupils attending public schools, and 118 attending academies or other schools. Iron ore and bituminous coal are abundant. The Monongahela is navigated by steamboats along the border. The county is intersected by the National road. Organized in 1783, and named in honor of the illustrious Marquis de Lafayette. Capital, Uniontown. Population, 39,112. |
Pennsylvania Facts: Fayette County Facts: Seat: UniontownEstablished: 1783 Formed from: Westmoreland
Fayette is situated 245 meters above sea level. |