Washington & Greene County Agricultural Survey
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation has been contracted by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Bureau of Historic Preservation, to complete a survey of all farms and agricultural properties in Washington & Greene Counties.
The purpose of this project is to survey working and other farms in Washington and Greene Counties. The survey will be at an enhanced level to document the physical components of farms and farmsteads.
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Washington & Greene Counties Historic Agricultural Survey Report Final Draft
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Selected Images from the Survey of Farms, Buildings, & Barns of Washington & Greene County PA
For more information, please contact:
Eugene Matta,
Director of Real Estate and Special Development Projects
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
100 W. Station Square Drive, STE 450
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-171-5808
eugene@phlf.org
From July 2007 through August 2008, project teams were in Washington and Greene Counties to document the farms and landscapes of this important farming region. For the survey, the teams photographed buildings and landscapes, prepared sketches of the site plans of farmsteads, and made note of special features that may be unique to regional agriculture. Researchers visited local historical societies and libraries to gather data, historic maps, and photographs.
This survey will have no impact on property owners.
Records will be kept at the Pennsylvania State Archives and will be available through the project Web site. Participants can choose to receive copies of the survey documentation and of their interviews.
This project is a partnership between local, state, and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions. Its purpose is to document the agricultural history and resources of Pennsylvania. Its intent is to create a comprehensive resource that will support efforts to preserve working farms, develop heritage education and tourism, and raise awareness of Pennsylvania’s agricultural industry.
The Washington and Greene County survey is funded by the federal Preserve America program, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation, and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau 
Project Features
- Survey: Survey documentation consists of identifying the buildings and landscape features of farms and farmsteads to illustrate how our agricultural resources historically developed.
- Web page: will make the components of the entire project available online.
- Oral histories: intended to capture the voices of Pennsylvania farmers telling their own histories.
- Census data: the federal and state agricultural census manuscripts for 1850, 1880, and 1927 are being scanned, making original data at the farmstead level available to researchers.
- Regional Narratives: Intensive archival research will produce a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of agricultural regions across the state.
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