Fayette County

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administrative division county

Fayette County is a largely rural county in southwestern Pennsylvania known for its Appalachian landscape, historic industrial and coal-mining heritage, and proximity to the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division ⓘ
county ⓘ
borderedBy Garrett County, Maryland ⓘ
Greene County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Monongalia County, West Virginia ⓘ
Preston County, West Virginia ⓘ
Somerset County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Washington County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
contains Fallingwater ⓘ
Fort Necessity National Battlefield ⓘ
Kentuck Knob ⓘ
Laurel Highlands ⓘ
Nemacolin Castle ⓘ
Nemacolin Resort ⓘ
Ohiopyle State Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countrySubdivision Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
countySeat Union Town ⓘ
surface form: Uniontown
hasCharacteristic Appalachian landscape ⓘ
largely rural ⓘ
hasHeritage coal mining ⓘ
industrial ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Laurel Ridge State Park ⓘ
Ohiopyle State Park ⓘ
hasRiver Monongahela River ⓘ
Youghiogheny River ⓘ
hasTransportation Pennsylvania Route 51 ⓘ
U.S. Route 119 NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Route 40 ⓘ
historicalIndustry coal mining ⓘ
coke production ⓘ
steel-related industry ⓘ
knownFor Appalachian culture ⓘ
historic sites ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
largestCity Union Town ⓘ
surface form: Uniontown
locatedIn Pennsylvania ⓘ
locatedInRegion southwestern Pennsylvania ⓘ
namedAfter Marquis de Lafayette ⓘ
surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
observesDaylightSavingTime yes ⓘ
partOf Appalachia ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian region

Monongahela River Valley ⓘ
Pittsburgh region ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh metropolitan area
seat Union Town ⓘ
surface form: Uniontown
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

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Somerset County → borders → Fayette County ⓘ
Laurel Highlands → contains → Fayette County ⓘ
Pittsburgh region → contains → Fayette County ⓘ