Talk:Washington County, Pennsylvania

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I'm a little amazed that neither this page nor the Washington, Pennsylvania page has a "History" section, considering how much went on here between the 1780s and the 1840s. The National Road? The Whiskey Rebellion? C'mon, people! Okay, I'll have to find time, even though I don't live here. :-) --Michael K. Smith 12:21, 20 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

- I don't live there either, but I'm interested in writing a history section if someone can help me out by reviewing. My family lived there from ca 1770 to 1870 before going across the river to Belmont County, OH. I've read numerous histories of the area searching for family information. I'm new to editing in Wikipedia so I'm not sure I would follow all the policies correctly. Dionhouston (talk) 20:51, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I encourage you to just go for it and start writing. I have written extensively about Lycoming County. When I started I was pretty new to it too. Like I said just go for it and I'll be glad to help! Dincher (talk) 21:10, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto - it is very useful if your contributions are based on reliable sources (history books, some history websites). I would also be glad to help, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 22:10, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The following is unsourced information:

* Washington County is the home of the PONY Baseball and Softball International Headquarters.

• WC has the largest sheep flock in Pennsylvania and is the largest producer of sheep related products.

* WC has the largest number of covered bridges of any county in the US.

• WC PA was the first county to bear the name Washington.

* WC PA is the home of the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum

* Several of the leaders of the Whiskey Rebellion lived in Washington and many events related to the rebellion took place there.

* The Rock Shelters at Meadowcroft Village are one of the best preserved and oldest Pre-Clovis Native American dwellings in the country.
* William Holmes McGuffey was born in this county and stayed here for the first two years of his life.

While this is interesting, we can't use it unless you provide a source. Also, none of this is really trivia, as trivia by its definition is "unimportant information" - it therefore shouldn't be in a trivia section but instead the information should be incorporated into the main article. - Tbsdy lives (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) ^talk 05:09, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• While I appreciate your desire to clean things up, several of these link to wiki-articles that show either the source or the relevence. It would not be desireable to duplicate all that information in this article. So I am returning the ones that have good links with sources. Niteshift36 (talk) 13:16, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• • I'm curious as to why you've struck "WC has the largest number of covered bridges of any county in the US." What is your source? And no, covered bridges doesn't really say this, or it's hard to find. Also, wouldn't this info be better off in covered bridges anyway? - Tbsdy lives (formerly Ta bu shi da yu) ^talk 02:57, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• I struck it out and re-wrote it to say they had a large number, not the largest number. The article on covered bridges specifically mentions Washington County as one of the highest number. So instead of saying the most, I said a lot. Another editor, however, has looked further and the article doesn't provide a source for that, so I don't care if you remove it or not. Some of the other things I re-inserted were written differently so they didn't require something specific to support them. Niteshift36 (talk) 03:39, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• • No, see WP:V and WP:CITE. The refs should be here too. I also note that the covered bridge article does not have a ref that I saw on a quick scan backing up this claim. Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 17:57, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Why duplicate all the same stuff. The Whiskey Rebellion DID end in Washington; Pony HQ IS there, McGuffey WAS born there. Linking to the article is essentially providing a source since the article is under the same rules. Aside from the covered bridge "issue", what else do you find unsupported in the articles that are linked to? Niteshift36 (talk) 18:24, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Why not add the refs? It's pretty easy to do. Dincher (talk) 18:28, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Thomas Tunnel is a railroad tunnel in Hackett,Washington County, Pennsylvania. (Is there Anyone out there that wants to help complete this, then post it as an article? Pustelnik (talk) 13:22, 7 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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