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Created on September 26, 1783, from part of Westmoreland County and named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette. In 1825 Lafayette visited the county as Albert Gallatin’s guest and addressed the public in Brownsville. Uniontown, the county seat, was laid out about 1776 as Beason’s-town and later renamed in allusion to the Federal Union. It was incorporated as a borough on April 4, 1796 and as a city on December 19, 1913.
Wendell Brown and Christopher Gist settled in the area around 1752. Washington’s Fort Necessity campaign occurred in 1754, and Braddock’s army passed through the next year. Indian raids continued until 1783. Brownsville developed from a military post, Fort Burd. From 1818 to 1852 the National or Cumberland Road brought prosperity, ending when the Pennsylvania Railroad connected with Pittsburgh and bypassed Fayette. The first iron furnace was fired in 1789. Brownsville was an early boat building center, and the glass industry originally flourished in the county. The coke industry began with the first beehive oven in 1841. Connellsville coking coal had superior chemical qualities. Henry Clay Frick’s fortune began with coke in 1870. By the 1920s, beehive ovens were obsolete and much of the coke manufacturing moved to the sites of the steel mills, but beehives were revived in World War II. By 1950 the coal under the county was gone, and severe unemployment and depression began. Farms cover 23 percent of the county’s land today. Bituminous coal, mined entirely by surface operations, is still produced. See Extended History for more detailed Information
Counties that are adjacent to Fayette County are Westmoreland County (north), Somerset County (east), Garrett County, Maryland (southeast), Preston County, West Virginia (south), Monongalia County, West Virginia (southwest), Greene County (west), Washington County (northwest)
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. See the County Maps & Atlases section below for Map of Fayette County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Boroughs, Townships, and Census-designated places.
The following Cities, boroughs and townships can be found in Fayette County:
- Cities that reside in Fayette County are Connellsville, Uniontown
- Boroughs that reside in Fayette County are Belle Vernon, Brownsville, Dawson, Dunbar, Everson, Fairchance, Fayette City, Markleysburg, Masontown, Newell, Ohiopyle, Perryopolis, Point Marion, Seven Springs, Smithfield, South Connellsville, Vanderbilt
- Townships that reside in Fayette County are Brownsville, Bullskin, Connellsville, Dunbar, Franklin, Georges, German, Henry Clay, Jefferson, Lower Tyrone, Luzerne, Menallen, Nicholson, North Union, Perry, Redstone, Saltlick, South Union, Springfield, Springhill, Stewart, Upper Tyrone, Washington, Wharton
The Official County website is http://www.co.fayette.pa.us
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania History Books at Amazon.com
- Pennsylvania Archives (Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents from The Pennsylvania State Archives. More than 100,000 pages from 1664–1880. If you're interested in Pennsylvania history and want information relating to historical events, facts about ancestors, or original documents to support a research paper, the Pennsylvania Archives is an important publication to explore.
- Fayette County Municipalities Incorporation Dates
- Pennsylvania Archives (Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents from The Pennsylvania State Archives which published 10 series of historical records in 135 volumes, covering the initial colonial settlement through the Civil War.
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PLEASE READ!! Please call the clerk's department to confirm hours, mailing address, fees and other specifics before visiting or requesting information because of sometimes changing contact information. |
Fayette County Register of Wills/ Orphan's Court Clerk has Marriage Records from 1885 and Probate Records from 1784 and is located at Fayette County Courthouse, 61 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401; ph: 724-430-1206, Fax: 724-430-1275.
The Register of Wills office has birth and death records on file from 1893 to 1905; after 1905, these records are recorded in New Castle, PA and can be obtained at PA Vital Records. Prior to 1893, these records are not recorded except for family or church records.
The Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphan's Court is an elected official who serves as a dual officeholder and whose primary function is to determine whether the document offered for probate should be received as the last will of the decedent. When disputes arise at the time of probate, the Register, as a quasi-judicial officer, is empowered to hold hearings, take testimony, review evidence and render decisions on how the administration of the estate shall proceed.
Fayette County Recorder of Deeds has Land Records from 1784 and is located at Fayette County Courthouse, 61 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401; ph: 724-430-1238, Fax: 724 430-1458 .
The Recorder of Deeds is responsible for recording documents related to property. Documents recorded in the office consist of, but are not limited to, deeds, mortgages, releases, easements (rights-of-way), subdivisions, restrictions, notaries, public and elected county officers. Other documents, such as Military Service Discharges, foreign birth certificates, as well as obscure documents like cattle brands, are also recorded here. All document, except Military Service Discharges, are public record and are readily available.
Fayette County Prothonotary / Clerk of Courts has Court Records from 1784 and is located at Fayette County Courthouse, 61 East Main Street, Uniontown, PA 15401; ph: 724-430-1272, Fax: 724-430-4555 .
The prothonotary has been the clerk of court of common pleas since 1707. Court records here include divorces, naturalizations, peddlers' licenses, registration of attorneys, oaths of county officers, equity, sheriff's sales, juror lists, some tax records, and some civil court records. Other court records are with the clerk of courts.
Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Court Records. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Court Records by clicking the link below:
- Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1795-1930(The National Archives): These are Naturalization Records of the US Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. They include petitions for naturalization, 1795-1930; and declarations of intent, 1793-1818, and 1825-1836. There are some years missing from this publication within those time periods.
- Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. Circuit and District Courts for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1906-1930 (The National Archives): These petitions are arranged by court then by year. Within each year, they are listed by the date of the record and then by petitioner's name. Typing a name in the search box directly below this title may bring the best results. Additional years prior to 1906 are also included in these naturalization records for Pennsylvania's middle district.
- Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania (The National Archives): These files contain declarations of intent and petitions for naturalization for the Western District of Pennsylvania, arranged by date, October 1820 through September 26, 1906. They also include records of the US Circuit Court, July 1910-1911, listed by petition number, from 1 to 1,616; and records of the US District Court, October 1, 1906 through January 27, 1931, listed by petition number, from 1 to 91,300.
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania Court Books at Amazon.com
- Pennsylvania Immigration & Emigration Records - Immigration records help the family historian to understand the movements of their ancestry as they relocated to different parts of the world.
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See Also Vital Records in Pennsylvania
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Birth & Death Certificates prior to 1906: Pennsylvania birth & death records prior to 1906 can be accessed through the Fayette County courthouse. The Division of Vital Records does not keep this information. Please write or call to Fayette County Clerk of Orphan's Court,
61 East Main Street,
Uniontown, PA 15401-3514,
(724) 430-1206. Courthouse has Birth records from 1893 to 1905, Death Records from 1893 to 1905
Vital Records, State Dept of Health,
P.O. Box 1528,
101 South Mercer Street,
New Castle, PA 16101;
(724) 656-3100,
Fax: (724) 652-8951, Please allow up to approximately 4-6 weeks for processing of all type of certificates when ordered through the mail. They have the following records:
Birth & Death Certificates: Birth records maintained by Pennsylvania Vital Records since Jan 1906 through the present.
Marriage & Divorce Certificates: Marriage & Divorce records are not available from the Division of Vital Records. They are usually obtained from the Fayette courthouse (If they were issued there).
Cost: Include $10.00 fee per copy, $17.00 (by fax) for Birth records and Include $9.00 fee per copy, $16.00 (by fax) for Death Records. Please do not send cash. Make check or money order payable to “Vital Records." Please do not send cash in the mail.
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Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Vital Records. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Vital Records by clicking the link below:
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See Also Research In Census Records
Countywide Records: Federal Population Schedules that exist for Fayette County, Pennsylvania are 1790, 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 (fragment, see below), 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930. There are three indexes for the 1800 census and two for 1810. The 1850 census also has two indexes, one arranged by county. For the 1910 Miracode, Philadelphia County is indexed apart from the rest of the commonwealth. After it was filmed by the National Archives, the 1880 census was sent to the University of Pittsburgh. The state copies of the 1840–70 censuses are no longer extant, but a few county copies are known to exist. Other Federal Schedules to look at when researching your family tree in Fayette County, Pennsylvania areIndustry and Agriculture Schedules availible for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Slave Schedules exist for 1850 & 1860. The Mortality Schedules for the years 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Union Veterans Schedules were conducted in 1890.
There are free downloadable and printable Census forms to help with your research. These include U.S. Census Extraction Forms and U.K. Census Extraction Forms
State Schedules: Pennsylvania took no state censuses, but an enumeration of taxpayers compiled every seven years from 1779 through 1863 is commonly called the Septennial Census. These records have only survived in small numbers and are available at the state archives.
Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Census Records. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Census Records by clicking the link below:
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania Census Books at Amazon.com
- Pennsylvania Census, 1772-1890: This collection contains the following indexes: 1772 Tax List (Northampton County); 1790 Federal Census Index; 1800 Federal Census Index; 1810 Federal Census Index; 1820 Federal Census Index; 1830 Federal Census Index; 1840 Federal Census Index; 1840 Pensioners List; 1842 Chester County Census Index; 1850 Federal Census Index; 1857 Chester County Census Index; 1860 Federal Census Index; 1870 Federal Census Index; 1890 Naval Veterans Schedule; Early Census Records.
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Pennsylvania Antique Maps & Atlases has images of old American atlases during the years 1795, 1814, 1822, 1823, 1836, 1838, 1845, 1856, 1866, 1879 and 1897 for Pennsylvania and other states.
You can view rotating animated maps for Pennsylvania showing all the county boundaries for each census year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries. You can view a list of maps for other states at Census Maps
You can view rotating animated maps for Pennsylvania showing all the county boundary changes for each year overlayed with past and present maps so you can see the changes in county boundaries . You can view a list of maps for other states and State Department of Transportation Maps at County Maps. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has county maps the show the locations of churches, cemeteries, roads, ect... free for viewing or download here
Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Maps. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Maps by clicking the link below:
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See Also Military Records in Pennsylvania
The uses and value of military records in genealogical research for ancestors who were veterans are obvious, but military records can also be important to re-searchers whose direct ancestors were not soldiers in any war. The fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and other close relatives of an ancestor may have served in a war, and their service or pension records could contain information that will assist in further identifying the family of primary interest. Due to the amount of genealogical information contained in some military pension files, they should never be overlooked during the research process. Those records not containing specific genealogical information are of historic value and should be included in any overall research design. A list of Wars fought on American.
Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Military Records. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Military Records by clicking the link below:
- Southern Claims Commission from the State of Pennsylvania (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents In the 1870s, southerners claimed compensation from the U.S. government for items used by the Union Army, ranging from corn and horses, to trees and church buildings.
- Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900 from the State of Pennsylvania (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Pension applications for service in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917, grouped according to the units in which the veterans served.
- Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 from the State of Pennsylvania (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
- Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Documents in NARA publication M246 include muster rolls, payrolls, strength returns, and other miscellaneous personnel, pay, and supply records of American Army units, 1775-83.
- Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files from the State of Pennsylvania (The National Archives): View, Print Copy & Save Original Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, from NARA publication M804.
- List of Pennsylvania Units in the Revolutionary War
- List of Pennsylvania Units in the Civil War
- Pennsylvania Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
- National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution,
- Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the American Revolution,
- National Society of Sons of the American Revolution, 1000 South Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40203; (502) 589-1776
- Pennsylvania Pensioners, 1835: This database identifies thousands of Pennsylvania soldiers who were covered under various pension acts in the early 1800s.
- Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of 1812: Compiled from the Pennsylvania Archives collection, this database is a listing of soldiers who volunteered to fight the British during the War of 1812.
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania Military Books at Amazon.com
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See Also Research In Tax Records
Late eighteenth-century tax records for various counties, 1765–1791, were published in Pennsylvania Archives, 3d series, vols. 11–32.
Among the few surviving 1798 U.S. Direct Tax lists are those for Pennsylvania. They were microfilmed by the National Archives and are available at the Mid-Atlantic Region in Philadelphia and at the Pennsylvania State Archives. Indexes have been published for Washington and Lancaster counties.
Tax records are typically found in the county tax assessment offices but may also be in the county commissioners' office or with the prothonotary. The state archives has microfilms for some of these records (1715–1930s). Some assessment records have found their way into manuscript collections of county historical societies and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania as well as at the Philadelphia City Archives.
Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Tax Records. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Tax Records by clicking the link below:
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See Also Other Pennsylvania Genealogical Addresses
The Repositories
in this section are Archives, Libraries, Museums, Genealogical
and Historical Societies. Many County Historical and Genealogical
Societies publish magazines and/or news letters on a monthly,
quarterly, bi-annual or annual basis. Contacting the local societies
should not be over looked. State Archives and Societies are
usually much larger and better organized with much larger archived
materials than their smaller county cousins but they can be
more generalized and over look the smaller details that local
societies tend to have. Libraries can also be a good place to
look for local information. Some libraries have a genealogy
section and may have some resources that are not located at
archives or societies. Also, take a special look at any museums
in the area. They sometimes have photos and items from years
gone by as well as information of a genealogical interest. All
these places are vitally important to the family genealogist
and must not be passed over.
Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Genealogical Addresses. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Genealogical Addresses by clicking the link below:
- Fayette County Genealogical Society,
24 Jefferson Street,
Uniontown 15401-3699
- The Pennsylvania Archives Online
As one of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania played an important part in our nation's early history. Many significant records were created and kept by Pennsylvania, as Philadelphia was both the site of the Continental Congress and the largest port of the time. Many of those early documents, and others through the 1800s, were transcribed into the published Pennsylvania Archives. These volumes should not be confused with the repository in Harrisburg where official colonial and state records are kept. The images here are pages from the 138-volume, 10-series set of the well-known collection of early government records transcribed and printed by the Commonwealth. The Pennsylvania Archives has been relied upon by scholars, genealogists, and historians for valuable historical information for over a century.
The only online availability of virtually all of the Pennsylvania Archives is here, with free access, on Footnote.com.
- Local Pennsylvania Researchers, Find a local researcher or become a local researcher.
- Bureau of Archives and History, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
William Penn Memorial Museum and Archives Building
3rd Avenue and Forster Street, P.O. Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026
Referred to as the Pennsylvania State Archives
- State Library of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street, P.O. Box 1601, Harrisburg, PA 17105-1601
- Historical Society Of Pennsylvania. 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107; Phone: 215-732-6200, Fax: 215-732-2680
- Genealogical
Society Of Pennsylvania
215 S. Broad St., 7th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5325; Phone: (215) 545-0391, Fax: (215) 545-0936; EMAIL
- Directory of Pennsylvania Genealogical, Historical and Preservation Societies
- Pennsylvania Newspapers & Periodicals Records - Newspapers and periodicals are the diaries of local communities. They are excellent sources of family history details - often recorded nowhere else. Look for obituaries, marriages, legal notices, and more found in our Historical Newspaper Archives.
- Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Books at Amazon.com
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Click Here to Search Pennsylvania Obituary Records! - This database is a compilation of obituaries published in U.S. newspapers, collected from various online sources. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as names, dates, places of birth and death, marriage information, and family relationships. |
There are many churches and cemeteries in Fayette County. Some transcriptions are online. A great site is the Fayette County Tombstone Transcription Project.
The Historical Records Survey produced an inventory of the church archives in Pennsylvania, but it was never published. Arranged by county, the inventory is located in the state archives. A good number of church records have been published individually and in periodicals such as The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. Many copies exist in manuscript at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Library (DAR collection), and in other libraries. A good portion of the published material concerns German churches and Quaker meetings.
Large collections of cemetery records are located at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, and at many local libraries and historical societies. The Pennsylvania State Library maintains the state's DAR cemetery collection. Several funeral director records for Philadelphia are in the Collections of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania State Department of Military Affairs has records of veterans' graves and burials. The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania is currently in the process of microfilming cemetery records throughout the commonwealth.
Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Cemetery & Church Records. Email us with websites containing Fayette County Cemetery & Church Records by clicking the link below:
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When view family trees online or not, be sure to only take the info at face value and always follow up with your own sources or verify the ones they provide. Below is a list of online resources for Fayette County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information . Email us with websites containing Fayette County Family Trees, web forums and other family type information by clicking the link below:
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- Pennsylvania Family & Local History Records - The Family & Local Histories Collection lets you read journals, memoirs, and other first-hand historical narratives right on your computer. Gathered from some of the world's finest libraries, these materials may provide hard-to-find town, county, and state information; tax records and wills; military, church, and court records; as well as photographs, stories, and maps.
- Fayette County, Pennsylvania Family Books at Amazon.com
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A young Virginian saw first hand the importance of the area now known as Fayette County in the winter of 1753. His name was George Washington.
Washington along with noted frontiersman Christopher Gist and others traveled through the area to deliver a message from the British to the French to vacate the territory. Of course the French refused to do so.
The following year in 1754 Washington returned with a small force with orders to build a road to Redstone, which is at the site of present day Brownsville. While encamped at the Great Meadows Washington learned that a detachment of French soldiers were nearby at a place referred to as the Gloomy Hollow. Little did Washington or the French know the events that would unfold the next day, May 28, 1754, would change the world forever!
Of the skirmish that occurred there between the British and the French, Horace Walpole, eminent man of letters and a son of a British prime minister, wrote, The volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America set the world on fire.
The area then known as the Gloomy Hollow is now referred to simply as Jumonville, which is aptly named for the French Ensign who lost his life there. Simply stated, a conflict between the British and French for control of not only the region, but for all of North America was going to occur. It just so happens that conflict would begin in the area of Fayette County not only at Jumonville, but also at Fort Necessity.
The events that occurred in Fayette County would directly lead to a global struggle, truly the first world war between two super powers known as the French and Indian War and the Seven Years War.
A year later in 1755, a large force of British soldiers and provincials under the command of Major General Edward Braddock set out in the frontier of Western Pennsylvania to remove the French from their fortification located at present day Pittsburgh. Although the British would fail miserably in their attempts to eliminate the French from the area, the road they build while in route would live on.
The road would be known as the Braddock Road, which was the largest engineering feat in the colonies to that point in time and would serve as A gateway to a new continent. The Braddock Road would later be surpassed in importance with the completion of the National Road in the 1800's. The National Road which started in Cumberland, Maryland and ended in Vandalia, Illinois was authorized by an act of Congress in 1806.
A strong supporter of the National Road was statesmen Albert Gallatin. Of course, Gallatin, who had large land holdings in Fayette County did not exactly mind much that the road would be constructed directly through the heart of it. The National Road which was also known as The Pike, was a toll road that would service the needs of a nation moving westward. The road would also bring prosperity, commerce and settlers to Fayette County.
The area of Fayette County was now bustling and somewhat civilized as compared to what only a few years earlier was the frontier wilderness. Although, the National Roads importance of a major transportation route would be short lived. With the advent of the railroads in the mid 1800's which offered less expensive, more reliable and more efficient means of transportation of passengers and goods, the National Road was relegated to a minor role in the westward movement.
Not long after the construction of the railroad system in the area, a revolutionary breakthrough in the coke making process was discovered. Coke, which is made from a heating process of coal is one of the key ingredients in the production of steel. Fayette Countys vast natural quantities of rich metallurgical coal would truly help fuel the industrial revolution in America.
A new future and outlook for Fayette County had begun. It was known as the Coal and Coke era which lasted until the mid 1900's when most of the available coal resources had been depleted. Constant visual reminders of the Coal and Coke era live on in the villages and towns also known as Patches and a few existing Bee Hive coke ovens. But, the most important and lasting tribute of the Coal and Coke eras importance to Fayette County was the work ethics of its residents.
A certain sense of pride of a hard days work for an honest days pay still lives on in the mind set of the Fayette County workforce, even to today.
It is in fact that kind of mind set that has allowed Fayette County to look to the future and embrace new and exciting economic concepts which are directly related to its continued economic growth.
Fayette Countys rich historical heritage cannot only be related to events and economics. The spectacular natural beauty and wonderful tourist attractions are some of the reasons why Fayette County is truly an exciting place to visit and also call home.
Whether its a peaceful walk along the Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle State Park, a visit to Fort Necessity National Battlefield, The hme of Albert Gallatin known as Friendship Hill, Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, or any of the other exciting natural and historic sites, one thing is quite constant.
You can feel as sense of importance, a sense of pride and a sense of true pioneer spirit. The events that would occur in Fayette County and those who would call Fayette County home would not only help shape the United States but also the World.
After all, the events that occurred and the lessons learned by the young Virginian in the backwoods of America in the area now known as Fayette County would serve him well some twenty years later in a struggle for freedom for the United States. He would eventually become the nations first President. His name was George Washington. Fayette County is actually named for the French hero Marquis de LaFayette who fought along side Washington in the Revolutionary War.
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