Iron Built Fayette County
This article was researched and written by PA Room volunteer Paul Davis. Thanks to Paul for contributing! Fayette County has a prominent industrial history and has long been synonymous with…
The Marquis de Lafayette’s Trip to Fayette County
This article was researched and written by PA Room volunteer Paul Davis. Thanks to Paul for contributing! The Marquis de Lafayette became one of the most influential figures in the…
The “Five Horsemen” in the Maroon Tornado: Uniontown High School’s 1925 Men’s Basketball Team
This article was researched and written by PA Room volunteer Paul Davis. Thanks to Paul for contributing! Fayette County has always had a rich sports history. If one were to…
“No One Hurt and Very Few Drunk”: Uniontown’s 1896 Centennial
There was some discussion last week on the Fayette County Historical Society’s excellent Facebook page about Uniontown’s centennial celebration. I knew we had relevant artifacts here in the PA Room,…
The Wreck of the Duquesne Limited
If you live in Fayette County, you likely heard about the railroad cars that derailed behind the courthouse last week. Happily, no one was injured and no hazardous materials were spilled.…
The Mining Strike of July 1933
Like many of our patrons, we received mail from some distant locales this holiday season. One package arrived from the Museum of South Texas History, whose curator sent us two…
The Rand Powder Mill Disaster, 1905
Next month marks the 109th anniversary of the Rand Powder Mill Explosion, a series of blasts at a Fayette County black powder factory that killed 18 people, shattered windows in…
Judging (Year)Books by Their Covers
Ah, the most mundane of library tasks: “reading the shelves,” or going book by book and putting everything in order. A few weeks ago, after reading the general history and genealogy…
Works In Processing: The W. Russell Carr Papers
In March, the National Archives will open an exhibit called “Making Their Mark.” It will feature notable documents from U.S. history, with a focus on the signatures and the people…