Fayette City

History

Fayette City was originally known as Freeport, founded in 1794 by Colonel Edward Cook. In 1825, Freeport was renamed Cookstown in honor of Colonel Cook who had died in 1812. Fayette City's mining history dates to 1830, when the Cardondelet, Furlong, and Snow Hill mines were sunk. These immigrants included people from Italy, Poland, Austria-Hungary, and Rusyns. {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Coal Mines Near Fayette City |- ! Mine Name !! Opened !! Closed !! Notes |- | Tremont || || || |- | Naomi || 1870 || 1907 || 35 miners killed in explosion |- | Marine || || || |- | Arnold 1 || || || |- | Furlong || || || |- | Apollo || || || |- | Bargedde || 1863 || || |- | Little Redstone || 1879 || 1915 || |- | Cardondelet || 1834 || || |- | Connecticut || 1865 || 1872 || |- | Turnbull || 1848 || || |- | Troytown/Alps || 1844 || || |- | Alice || || || |- | Snow Hill || 1932 || || |- | Stimmel || 1863 || || |- | Vesta 1 || || || |- | Vesta 2 || || || |- | Vesta 3 || || || |- | Vesta 4 || 1933 || 1984 || At one time was the largest bituminous coal mine in the world |- | Clipper || || || |} Fayette City was the site of the Naomi Mine explosion, December 7, 1907. All of the men killed in the Naomi disaster were immigrants from eastern Europe. By 1920, the mines around Fayette City started to close. |- | St Esubius Catholic Church || 1905 || |}

Geography

Fayette City is located in northwestern Fayette County at (40.100647, −79.838913). It sits on the east bank of the Monongahela River, which forms the border with Washington County. The borough of Allenport is directly across the river, but the closest river crossing is the I-70 bridge, north at Belle Vernon. Pennsylvania Route 201 passes through Fayette City as Main Street (northbound) and Second Street (southbound). Uniontown, the Fayette County seat, is to the southeast via PA 201 and PA 51. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 24.33%, is water. Fayette City's low elevation and location along the Monongahela River make it susceptible to flooding after heavy rains. Lamb Lick Run and Downers Run enter the Monongahela within the borough's boundaries.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Brownsville Area El Sch
  Elementary · Brownsville · 700 students · 14.9:1 ratio
• Marion El Sch
  Elementary · Belle Vernon · 635 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Frazier El Sch
  Elementary · Perryopolis · 473 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Brownsville Area HS
  High · Brownsville · 434 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Brownsville Area MS
  Middle · Brownsville · 352 students · 16:1 ratio
• Belle Vernon Area MS
  Middle · Belle Vernon · 334 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• Frazier HS
  High · Perryopolis · 283 students · 11.8:1 ratio
• Frazier MS
  Middle · Perryopolis · 240 students · 13.3:1 ratio