Union Town

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Union Town was the original name given to what is now Uniontown, Pennsylvania, a historic city in Fayette County known for its role in early American frontier and industrial development.

Aliases (1)

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
instanceOf former name
historical place name
country United States of America
hasCurrentName Uniontown, Pennsylvania
hasLanguage English
hasSettlementType town
hasSuccessor Uniontown, Pennsylvania
historicalRelation predecessor of the modern city of Uniontown, Pennsylvania
knownFor role in early American frontier development
role in early American industrial development
locatedIn Appalachia
Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
locatedInRegion Western Pennsylvania
locatedInTime 18th century
locatedNear Laurel Highlands
nameChangedTo Uniontown
originalNameOf Uniontown, Pennsylvania
partOf early American frontier
usedAsNameFor a settlement that became Uniontown, Pennsylvania

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fayette County Courthouse ("Uniontown")
city
Laurel Highlands ("Uniontown")
contains
Fayette County ("Uniontown")
countySeat
Uniontown, Pennsylvania
foundedAs
Fayette County ("Uniontown")
largestCity
Union Town ("Uniontown")
nameChangedTo
Fayette County ("Uniontown")
seat

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