Star Junction

History

Star Junction was founded in 1893, when the Washington No. 2 Mine was opened by the Washington Coal and Coke Company. It is so-named because it was once the site of a railroad depot, the end of the line for the Washington Run Railroad. Star Junction was once a coal mining center, with beehive ovens for coke manufacture and a foundry. It was the site of labor unrest, including the walkout of 4,500 miners in 1922. Although the company store and mines are long gone, the "patch" (the groups of company houses) still remains and houses many residents. This area was added to the "Determined Eligible List" of the Bureau of Historic Preservation, as an example of a typical coal town, and has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Star Junction is in northwestern Fayette County, in the southwest part of Perry Township. Via PA 51 it is north to Perryopolis and south to Uniontown, the county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Star Junction CDP has a total area of , of which , or 1.42%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,247
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  2,062
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,025
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,938
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  1,880
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,866
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,819
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,581

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
• Dunbar Twp El Sch
  Elementary · Connellsville · 623 students · 14.5:1 ratio
• West Crawford El Sch
  Elementary · Connellsville · 480 students · 16:1 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

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2024-09-11
  4 km WNW of Claysville, Pennsylvania
• M 2.9 — 2020-10-06
  5 km WSW of Bolivar, Pennsylvania