Brownsville Township

Brownsville is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, first settled in 1785 as the site of a trading post a few years after the defeat of the Iroquois enabled a resumption of westward migration after the American Revolutionary War.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St. Peter’s Church and Dunlap’s Creek Bridge.

St. Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Ikcerog, Public domain.

The Historic Church of St. Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Greensburg. The Historic Church of St. Peter also has a partner parish in Grindstone, Pennsylvania named St.

Dunlap’s Creek Bridge

Monument

Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.

Dunlap's Creek Bridge is the first arch bridge in the United States built of cast iron. It was designed by Richard Delafield and built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Brownsville and California.

West Brownsville

Village

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West Brownsville is a former important transportation nexus and a present-day borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, and part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

California

Village

Photo: VitaleBaby, Public domain.

California is a borough on the Monongahela River in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,479 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. California is situated 3½ miles north of Brownsville Township.

Brownsville Township

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Township of Brownsville”
Location: Fayette, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.0204° or 40° 1′ 14″ north

Longitude

-79.8733° or 79° 52′ 24″ west

Elevation

1,224 feet (373 metres)

Open location code

87G224CG+5M

GeoNames ID

5181948

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