page_title: Washington, Pennsylvania
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Washington, Pennsylvania / Points of interest
caption_attribution_description: English: Front and southern side of the Washington County Courthouse, located along South Main Street in downtown Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1900, the courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Viewed from the top floor of the nearby George Washington Hotel.
context_page_description: Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Greater Pittsburgh Region in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 13,663 at the 2010 census.
  Washington is home to Washington & Jefferson College and Pony League baseball.
context_section_description: Washington is home to Washington & Jefferson College, a small, co-educational private liberal arts college founded in 1781. Located in downtown Washington, the college now enrolls over 1,500 students. It is noted as an excellent pre-med and pre-law institution due to its fine liberal arts curriculum and is considered a good preparatory school for graduate level studies in general. W&J's 60-acre (240,000 m²) suburban campus includes more than 40 academic, recreational, and residential buildings, as well as a 54-acre (220,000 m²) biological field station. In the 2006 U.S. News and World Report "America's Best Colleges" guide, W&J was ranked #94 among the top 100 Liberal Arts Schools in the US.
  The Washington area is home to PONY Baseball and Softball's headquarters, but also the PONY League World Series (for 13- and 14-year-old players). The PONY League World Series is held at historic Lew Hays Field located in the city's Washington Park.
  Also in the city are two historic homes, that of David Bradford on Main St. and that of F. Julius LeMoyne on Maiden Street. Bradford's home was later the birthplace of American realist author Rebecca Harding Davis in 1831. LeMoyne was an ardent abolitionist whose home was part of the Underground Railroad; LeMoyne was a doctor who also built the first crematory in America. The David Bradford House and F. Julius LeMoyne House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the Administration Building, Washington and Jefferson College, Dr. Joseph Maurer House, Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station, Washington Armory, Washington County Courthouse, and Washington County Jail.
  Founded in 1891, Beth Israel Congregation is the only synagogue in Washington County. Immaculate Conception Church is a large Catholic church which serves the community and has a long history.
  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.
caption: The Washington County Courthouse in downtown Washington
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