Washington (Pennsylvania)
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Understand
Washington is the county seat of Washington County.
Prior to the founding of Pennsylvania, the French call the area "Wissameking", the catfish place, after a Delaware Indian chief known as "Catfish". An early settler created a plot of land that he originally called "Bassett, alias Dandridge Town". Before the plot was registered, the name was changed to "Washington". The town was the center of the Whiskey Rebellion in the 1790s.
The town was incorporated in 1810.
Prior to the founding of Pennsylvania, the French call the area "Wissameking", the catfish place, after a Delaware Indian chief known as "Catfish". An early settler created a plot of land that he originally called "Bassett, alias Dandridge Town". Before the plot was registered, the name was changed to "Washington". The town was the center of the Whiskey Rebellion in the 1790s.
The town was incorporated in 1810.
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phone: +1 742 223-4200address: 55 West Maiden Street
Get around
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phone: +1 742 222-2320WCT provides three local routes and an express route to Pittsburgh.
See
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phone: +1 742 228-9256address: 1 Museum RoadGreat family location that includes a ride on a working trolley and the (alleged) title star of the film A Streetcar Named Desire.
Do
Wild Things ParkHome of the Washington Wild Things baseball team.