Whitsett, Pennsylvania | |
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 Great Allegheny Passage in Whitsett | |
  Whitsett  Whitsett | |
| Coordinates: 40°06′15″N 79°45′02″W / 40.10417°N 79.75056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Township | Perry |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1191364 |
Whitsett is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States,[1] approximately 30 miles (50 km) south of Pittsburgh. The population is estimated at 200. It was founded in 1845 by Ralph C. Whitsett Sr. He and his family built a large red brick house in 1873,[2] which still stands today. The community is made up of mostly “company” houses that were built for workers who worked in a large coal mine located nearby; the mine was Banning #21. Most of the houses were semi-detached "twins" built to accommodate two families. The mine has been closed since 1954 and most of the houses have been renovated and turned into single-family dwellings.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitsett, Pennsylvania
- ^ Whitsett Yearbook 1993