Editing Washington, Pennsylvania (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Bradford House, Washington, PA.jpg|thumb|[[David Bradford House]]]]
Washington Symphony Orchestra, founded 2002, offers four to five concerts annually.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://washsym.org/about-the-wso/|title=About the WSO|website=Washington Symphony Orchestra|date=June 2015 }}</ref> The Washington Community Theatre presents several musicals and other productions throughout the year, with a feature production held each June in the Main Pavilion at Washington Park. WCT celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtoncommunitytheatre.org|title=Washington Community Theatre|date=2012–2015|website=Washington Community Theatre, Inc.}}</ref>

Also in the city are two historic homes, that of [[David Bradford (lawyer)|David Bradford]] on South Main Street and that of [[Francis Julius LeMoyne|F. Julius LeMoyne]] on East Maiden Street. Bradford's home was later the birthplace of American realist author [[Rebecca Harding Davis]] in 1831. LeMoyne was an ardent [[Abolitionism|abolitionist]] whose home was part of the [[Underground Railroad]]; LeMoyne was a doctor who also built the first [[cremation|crematory]] in America. The [[David Bradford House]] and [[F. Julius LeMoyne House]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], along with the [[McMillan Hall|Administration Building, Washington and Jefferson College]], [[Dr. Joseph Maurer House]], [[Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station (Washington, Pennsylvania)|Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station]], [[Washington Armory]], [[Washington County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)|Washington County Courthouse]], and [[Washington County Jail (Washington, Pennsylvania)|Washington County Jail]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2010a}}</ref>

Washington is home to [[PONY Baseball and Softball]]'s headquarters and the annual PONY League World Series (for 13- and 14-year-old players).<ref name=FAQs>{{cite web |url=http://www.pony.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1084932 |title=About PONY |website=pony.org |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref> The PONY League World Series is held at historic Lew Hays Field located in the city's Washington Park. The [[Washington Wild Things]] [[minor league baseball]] team has been based out of the city since 1997. On January 27, 2006, to commemorate the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]' appearance in [[Super Bowl XL]], the city council voted to symbolically rename the city "Steelers, Pennsylvania" through February 5, 2006.<ref>[http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_417692.html Washington, Pa., renamed until end of Super Bowl – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080402071851/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_417692.html |date=April 2, 2008 }}</ref>