Uniontown, Pennsylvania

I have had a lot of friends asking about Pennsylvania lately and where we are in Pennsylvania... We have adjusted pretty well and are really enjoying some of the wonderful things around here. Uniontown is where we live and it is a very historical town, I keep hearing more interesting things all the time about this area and the history of it.

I have not had much time since we got here to do much research on Uniontown to be able to tell anyone much about it besides what restaurant we have and where the mall and movie theatre is.

Now that work has slowed down a little bit, we are able to get out and see and do some of the things Uniontown and the surrounding areas has to offer.

Here is what I learned about Uniontown and Fayette County...

Uniontown is located in the lush foothills of the Allegheny Mountains in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
The extraordinary natural, recreational, and historical resources offer much to residents and visitor alike, from some of the finest outdoor recreation in the eastern United States, to easy access to the urban areas of Pisstburgh. Sites rich in historical interest abound in our small cities and villages, and many
world-class attractions and facilities are located in the area, which is part of Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands region.

Uniontown was founded on July 4, 1776; as the county seat, it became the center of the rapidly growing farming and commercial area. The National Road (Route 40) built between 1811-1818, was the first Federally-founded toll road in the nation. Uniontown was an important stop on the road.

Coal, discovered in 1759, became a major industry, central to the steel industry and the economic expansion of the United States. Uniontown had three major coal mines, and industrialist and financiers lived elegantly in mansions that still stand in Uniontown.
The jobs in the mines attracted thousands of immigrants, who brought a rich and diverse ethnic heritage to the region that is still evident today.
Nobel Prize winner, General George C. Marshall was born in Uniontown in 1880, and spent his boyhood years in a home on West Main Street not far from where we live.
The entire Downtown Uniontown Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Although the coal industry declined, Uniontown's economy diversified to include enterprises with world wide markets, as well as small, independent businesses and national and regional firms.
Uniontown is the central commercial area, with two major shopping malls that include national retail anchors, a revitalized central business and government district, a modern hospital complex and a thriving school system, including a Penn State Commonwealth Campus.

Our office sits on a hillside next to the Penn State Campus in the Business Park addition, it is very beautiful and there are lots of great views.

Most of the Spring activities do not get started or open up for the season until late April or May, I'm very much looking forward to the whitewater rafting and all the great hiking trails. Also they have an Awesome Farmer's Market from June - October, I can't wait for that!!

Well that is Uniontown in a nut shell.