๐บ๐ธ Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Greater Pittsburgh Region in the south-western part of the state, it is the home of Washington & Jefferson College and Pony League baseball.
1Economy Major employers in Washington include The Washington Hospital, the government of Washington County, and Washington & Jefferson College.
1Points of interest Washington is home to Washington & Jefferson College, a small, co-educational private liberal arts college founded in 1781. Located in downtown Washington, the college now enrolls over 1,500 students. It is noted as an excellent pre-med and pre-law institution due to its fine liberal arts curriculum and is considered a good preparatory school for graduate-level studies in general. W&J's 60-acre (240,000ย m2) suburban campus includes more than 40 academic, recreational, and residential buildings, as well as a 54-acre (220,000ย m2) biological field station. In the 2006 U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Colleges" guide, W&J was ranked #94 among the top 100 Liberal Arts Schools in the US.
The Washington area is home to PONY Baseball and Softball's headquarters, but also the PONY League World Series (for 13- and 14-year-old players). The PONY League World Series is held at historic Lew Hays Field located in the city's Washington Park.
Also in the city are two historic homes, that of David Bradford on South Main Street and that of F. Julius LeMoyne on East Maiden Street. Bradford's home was later the birthplace of American realist author Rebecca Harding Davis in 1831. LeMoyne was an ardent abolitionist whose home was part of the Underground Railroad; LeMoyne was a doctor who also built the first crematory in America. The David Bradford House and F. Julius LeMoyne House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the Administration Building, Washington and Jefferson College, Dr. Joseph Maurer House, Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station, Washington Armory, Washington County Courthouse, and Washington County Jail.
Founded in 1891, Beth Israel Congregation is the only synagogue in Washington County. Immaculate Conception Church is a large Catholic church which serves the community and has a long history. On January 27, 2006, to commemorate the Pittsburgh Steelers' appearance in Super Bowl XL, the city council voted to symbolically rename the city "Steelers, Pennsylvania" through February 5, 2006.
1Media The Observer-Reporter is a daily newspaper that traces its history to 1808. Washington's commercial radio station is WJPA (95.3 FM / 1450 AM), located on South Main Street in downtown Washington. Washington & Jefferson College is home to WNJR FM radio station and the Red & Black college newspaper.
1Washington has a population of over 13,176 people. Washington also forms the centre of the wider Washington County which has a population of over 207,820 people. It is also a part of the larger Greater Pittsburgh area.
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Locations Near: Washington -80.2596,40.1792
๐บ๐ธ Pittsburgh -79.967,40.433 d: 37.6
๐บ๐ธ Steubenville -80.617,40.35 d: 35.8
๐บ๐ธ Weirton -80.583,40.417 d: 38.1
๐บ๐ธ Uniontown -79.717,39.9 d: 55.7
๐บ๐ธ Morgantown -79.95,39.633 d: 66.2
๐บ๐ธ Greensburg -79.533,40.283 d: 62.7
๐บ๐ธ Butler -79.883,40.85 d: 81.1
๐บ๐ธ New Castle -80.333,40.983 d: 89.6
๐บ๐ธ Clarksburg -80.333,39.267 d: 101.7
Antipodal to: Washington 99.74,-40.179
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๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18337.3
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18322
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