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Focusing on the lives
of any person or family who has lived in Little Washington,
Washington County, Pennsylvania at anytime throughout
history to recent times, through data and family stories.
NEW SEARCH BOX ADDED
OLD FARMERS
of Washington County PA
Genealogy and family history research in Little Washington,
Washington County, Pennsylvania from 1700 to present.
1/19/2006
"Farm office to remain in Chartiers
The U.S. Farm Service Agency, a division of the Department of
Agriculture, has decided to maintain its Meadow Lands office.
In May 2005, FSA announced it would consolidate offices and create a
single office in Washington County to serve farmers in Washington,
Greene and Fayette counties. The move would have created an
inconvenience to farmers in the region, according to U.S. Rep. Tim
Murphy.
"Keeping the Washington County office at its current location
ensures the needs of local farmers will continue to be met, and
recognizes the vital contributions the industry makes to the
region," Murphy said.
With more than 250,000 acres committed to farming, Washington County is
the third-largest agriculture county in Pennsylvania. It ranks first in
the number of cattle farms and is second in sheep farming.
The FSA office in Washington County is located at 2800 N. Main St.
Extension, Meadow Lands, and can be reached at 724-222-3060 ext.
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"History of FSA - The
Farm Service Agency traces its beginnings to 1933, in the depths of the
Great Depression. A wave of discontent caused by mounting unemployment
and farm failures had helped elect President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
who promised Americans a "New Deal".
One result was the establishment in 1935 of a
Department of Agriculture agency with familiar initials: FSA, which
stood for Farm Security Administration. Originally called the
Resettlement Administration, and renamed in 1937, its original mission
was to relocate entire farm communities to areas in which it was hoped
farming could be carried out more profitably. But resettlement was
controversial and expensive, and its results ambiguous. Other roles soon
became more important, including the Standard Rural Rehabilitation Loan
Program, which provided credit, farm and home management planning, and
technical supervision, and which was the forerunner of the farm loan
programs of the Farmers Home Administration....
Today FSA's responsibilities are organized
into 5 areas: Farm Credit, Farm Programs, Commodity Operations,
Management, and State Operations." The History of FSA is
quoted from the FSA website at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/aboutus.htm
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It is hard to believe that Washington County was once mostly
open farm lands, each tract consisting of typically hundreds of acres.
Other smaller farms were interspersed among larger family farms. And even
those living inside the "city limits" of Washington kept livestock
close to their residence and maintained a garden, both important to feeding
individual families.
Here is a site to memorialize your ancestor-farmers, to boast of
their land-holdings, and tell everyone where your ancestor worked their farm.
You can add your email address, if you'd like others to be able to contact you.
| Name of Ancestor |
Dates Birth - Death |
Location of Farm |
Number of Acres (total) |
Type of Farm |
Notes |
| John Lane Sr |
ca1780-Dec. 22or24,1844 |
West Bethlehem Twp, touching Route 40 |
22 acres |
Family |
Moved to the County in 1809 from MD |
| Rev. Daniel Lane |
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Zediker St. Rd and along Rt 40 in S. Strabane Twp |
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Family |
Rev. with German Baptist Brethren Church |
Keystone
Town Markers
Donora Historical
Society (Est. 1946)
Regional
area of Washington County (east section)
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