Local History

Greene County has long been defined by two powerful industries that shaped its identity: agriculture and coal mining. Though vastly...

By 1793, John Antill was operating a flour mill in Carmichaels which shipped some 120 barrels of flour each season...

During the second half of the 18th century, the agricultural fair in Carmichaels stood as one of the most important...

Originally, Carmichaels and the surrounding areas were overwhelmingly agricultural communities producing grain, livestock, hay, and dairy products. Early settlers established...

Fox Ford has been providing our area with the highest level of sales and service for a stunning 114 years....

We asked our readers to share their memories of Joe’s Dairy Bar in Waynesburg. Local history buff, Farley Toothman shared...

Two hundred fifty years ago, Greene County wasn’t the southwest corner of Pennsylvania … it was the wild west frontier...

English has a special talent for taking perfectly simple ideas and giving them a dramatic makeover that nobody asked for....

The Centennial celebrations of 1876 marked a defining moment in the United States, commemorating 100 years since the signing of...

The Denny House at 145 West High Street in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, is one of Greene County’s most distinctive surviving homes....