Editing Sharpsville, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
The [[First Universalist Church of Sharpsville]] and [[Jonas J. Pierce House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

In 2004 local politicians proposed the creation of [[Shenango Valley City]], consisting of Sharpsville as well as Hermitage, [[Sharon, Pennsylvania|Sharon]], [[Farrell, Pennsylvania|Farrell]], and [[Wheatland, Pennsylvania|Wheatland]] with the issue being put on the ballot in the form of a referendum.<ref name="2004 merger">{{cite web |last1=Gwin |first1=Harold |title=Here are some answers to questions on consolidation in Shenango Valley |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190702142509/https://www.vindy.com/news/2004/oct/30/here-are-some-answers-to-questions-on/ |website=[[The Vindicator (Ohio newspaper)|The Vindicator]] |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> Then [[Governor of Pennsylvania]], [[Ed Rendell]] voiced support for the measure and would be joined by [[Kathleen McGinty]], Secretary of the [[Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection|Department of Environmental Protection]], and [[Dennis Yablonsky]], Secretary of the [[Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development|Department of Community and Economic Development]] with the trio touring the region to urge for voters to pass the motion.<ref name="2004 merger" /> The city would largely be an expansion of Hermitage, whose city government would be retained including the office of mayor and its nine-member city council.<ref name="2004 merger" /> The merger would have kept the various independent school districts intact.<ref name="2004 merger" /> The effort would ultimately be defeated, and via the ordinance the issue of merger could not be brought up again until 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shenango Valley City Proposed 2004 Creation |url=https://www.localgeohistory.pro/en/pa/event/shenango-valley-city-proposed-2004-creation/ |website=localgeohistory.pro |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>