Fayette County, Pennsylvania

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Fayette County, Pennsylvania is a largely rural county in the southwestern part of the state, known for its Appalachian landscape, historic industrial and coal-mining heritage, and attractions such as Fallingwater and Fort Necessity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Pennsylvania
borders Garrett County, Maryland
Greene County, Pennsylvania
Monongalia County, West Virginia
Preston County, West Virginia
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
contains Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Connellsville, Pennsylvania
Fallingwater
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Kentuck Knob
Laurel Highlands
Masontown, Pennsylvania
Ohiopyle State Park
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Youghiogheny River
country United States of America
countySeat Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
fipsCode 42051
gnisID 01209213
hasArchitecturalAttraction Fallingwater
Kentuck Knob
hasAreaCode 724
878
hasCountyGovernmentType County commissioners
hasHistoricSite U.S. Route 40
surface form: National Road (U.S. Route 40) corridor
hasProtectedArea Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Ohiopyle State Park
historicalIndustry coal mining
coke production
steel-related industry
isMostly rural
knownFor Appalachian landscape
Fallingwater
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
surface form: Fort Necessity

coal-mining heritage
historic industrial heritage
largestCity Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
locatedIn Southwestern Pennsylvania
United States Census Bureau South region (Pennsylvania classification may vary by source)
namedAfter Marquis de Lafayette
surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
partOf Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region

Pittsburgh region
surface form: Pittsburgh metropolitan area
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Herald-Standard areaServed Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Greene County borderedBy Fayette County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Greene County, Pennsylvania
Washington County borderedBy Fayette County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Washington County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania borderedBy Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania borderedBy Fayette County, Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Washington County, Pennsylvania
State Theatre Center for the Arts county Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Uniontown Area School District county Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States county Fayette County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
West Overton, Pennsylvania county Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation countyServed Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation hasJurisdiction Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette County Courthouse hasJurisdiction Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States isCountySeatOf Fayette County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Fayette County Courthouse locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fort Necessity National Battlefield locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Herald-Standard locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Laurel Business Institute locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Laurel Highlands School District locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Ohiopyle State Park locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Union Town locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
subject surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
WMBS (AM) locatedIn Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Scottdale area near Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation serviceArea Fayette County, Pennsylvania