Canonsburg, Pennsylvania

Canonsburg is a borough located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Pittsburgh. Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802. It was the central point of the whiskey insurrection of 1794. The borough is in a rich coal district. Population, including South Canonsvurg, annexed in 1911, 5,588; in 1920, 10,632; and in 1940, 12,599. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 8,607.

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Washington County, Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh - 1789 - 1802 - Whiskey insurrection - 1794 - 1911 - 1920 - 1940 - 2000

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Famous people from Canonsburg include Perry Como, Bobby Vinton, Marty Schottenheimer and Jacob Lewandowski

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Perry Como - Bobby Vinton - Marty Schottenheimer - Jacob Lewandowski

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