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==Landmarks and events== [[File:LeMoyne House.jpg|thumb|[[F. Julius LeMoyne House]] in [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]], headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society]] [[PONY Baseball and Softball|Pony League baseball]] was founded in Washington County in 1951 for 13 and 14 year old boys and its headquarters are located here. As of 2016, more than a half-million youth in the U.S. and 40 other nations participate. The televised Pony League World Series held annually in August at Washington's Lew Hays Pony Field attracts teenage teams from around the world.<ref>{{cite news|last=Crawley|first=Dave |title=Teens Flock To Play Ball In Pony League World Series (August 5, 2016) |url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/08/05/teens-flock-to-play-ball-in-pony-league-world-series/ |publisher=[[KDKA-TV]]|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref> Washington County is home of the [[Pennsylvania Trolley Museum]].<ref>[http://www.pa-trolley.org/TakeRide2.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210071534/http://www.pa-trolley.org/TakeRide2.htm|date=December 10, 2008}}</ref> The county is known for the [[Meadowcroft Rock Shelter]] at [[Meadowcroft Village]], which are one of the best preserved and oldest [[Pre-Clovis]] Native American dwellings in the country.<ref>[http://meadowcroft.pghhistory.org/Travel_Directions.asp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717003942/http://meadowcroft.pghhistory.org/Travel_Directions.asp|date=July 17, 2008}}</ref> The county has 21 [[covered bridges]] still standing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washwow.com/custompages/CoveredBridgeFestival.php?pageID=126&custompages%2F|title=Welcome to Washington County, Pennsylvania|access-date=October 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025103603/http://www.washwow.com/custompages/CoveredBridgeFestival.php?pageID=126&custompages%2F|archive-date=October 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Whiskey Rebellion]] culminated in Washington. The home of [[David Bradford (lawyer)|David Bradford]], one of the rebellion leaders, is located in Washington and is a national landmark.<ref>[http://www.bradfordhouse.org/index.html Welcome!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228233920/http://www.bradfordhouse.org/index.html |date=December 28, 2008 }}. Bradfordhouse.org. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref> Just a couple blocks away is the [[F. Julius LeMoyne House]], which serves as the headquarters of the Washington County Historical Society. Washington County is the home of the first [[cremation|crematory]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=The LeMoyne Crematory|url=http://www.wchspa.org/html/crematory.htm|access-date=March 7, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090710215127/http://www.wchspa.org/html/crematory.htm|archive-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= An Unceremonious Rite; Cremation of Mrs. Ben Pitman|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1878/02/16/80675922.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1878/02/16/80675922.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=February 16, 1879|access-date=March 7, 2009}} </ref> In 1981, the [[Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission]] installed a [[List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Washington County|historical marker]] noting the historic importance of the county.<ref name=phmcdatabase>{{cite web | title = Mingo Creek Church β PHMC Historical Markers | work = Historical Marker Database | publisher = Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission | url = http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ | access-date = December 9, 2013 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20131207041235/http://search.pahistoricalmarkers.com/ | archive-date = December 7, 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref> {{Clear}}
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