Washington

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.

City Hall, 55 West Maiden Street, ☏ +1 742 223-4200, fax: +1 742 223-4229, [email protected]. M-Fr 8:30AM-5PM.

Getting there

Washington is unusually well-served by Interstate highways for a city of its size, with I-70 and I-79 intersecting (and briefly running concurrently) just outside the city. US Routes 19 (north-south) and 40 (east-west) also meet in the city center. Pittsburgh International Airport, approximately 45-60 minutes away (depending on traffic) by car, is the closest airport with commercial service.

Getting around

Freedom Transit, ☏ +1 724-223-8747, toll-free: +1-888-811-9704, [email protected]. Provides three local routes and an express route to Pittsburgh. $2 local $4 to Pittsburgh.

See

1 Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, 1 Museum Road, ☏ +1 742 228-9256, fax: +1 742 228-9675, [email protected]. Mar 30-Memorial Day and Labor Day-Dec 16: F 10AM-4PM, Sa-Su 10AM-5PM; Memorial Day-Labor Day: M-F 10AM-4PM, Sa-Su 10AM-5PM. Great family location that includes a ride on a working trolley and the (alleged) title star of the film A Streetcar Named Desire. Adult: $9, 62+: $8, 3-15: $6, under 3: free. 2 Bradford House Museum, 175 S Main St, ☏ +1 724 222-3604, [email protected]. (updated Oct 2020)

Do

1 Wild Things Park, ☏ +1 724 250-9555. Home of the Washington Wild Things baseball team. (updated Oct 2020)

Buy

1 Washington Crown Center, 1500 W Chestnut St, ☏ +1 724 228-4270, [email protected]. (updated Oct 2020)

Eat

1 The Union Grill, 13 1/2 E Wheeling St, ☏ +1 724 222-2860. (updated Oct 2020)

Sleep

1 The George Washington Hotel, 60 S Main St, ☏ +1 724 225-3200. (updated Oct 2020)