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| Whitsett, Perry Twp., Fayette Co.,
PA [A coal company patch town in Perry Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania.] [Whitsett is located north of Perryopolis, on the Youghiogheny River.] [Located on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad mainline and the Washington Run Branch of the P & L. E. Railroad.] See: Anica Mine & Coke Works, near Whitsett, Perry Twp., Fayette Co., PA Banning No. 2 Mine, Whitsett, Perry Twp., Fayette Co., PA Rainbow Mine, near Whitsett, Perry Twp., Fayette Co., PA Whitsett Mine, Whitsett, Perry Twp., Fayette Co., PA
Whitsett Mine (ca. ?
), located north of Perryopolis, Whitsett, Perry Twp., Fayette Co., PA |
| Whitsett is a small coal mining town in
Perry Twp., Fayette Co., PA, located about 30 miles south of Pittsburgh,
on the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad, along the Youghiogheny River.
The population is approximately 200. It was founded in ca.1845 by Ralph Whitsett.
He and his family built a large red brick house which still stands today.
The community is made up of “coal company” houses that were built
for miners that worked in a large coal mine located nearby, the mine was
the Banning No. 2 Mine. Most of the houses were double houses built
to accommodate two families. The mine has been closed for several years and
most of the houses have been renovated and turned into single family
dwellings.
Whitsett has a bottom and top patch. The bottom patch is were the white people of the community lived and the top patch is made up of mostly Blacks. Though the town had the two separate patches, there were no problems with regards to race. There are also houses located on River Road that runs along the Youghiogheny River. The Youghiogheny River Trail runs through Whitsett and there is space for parking and trail access located at the park. There is also a basketball court, baseball field and pavilions near the trail access. The trail was built on the former roadbed of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railroad. |
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