Fallowfield, Pennsylvania

Fallowfield, Pennsylvania
Fallowfield, Pennsylvania
	Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Last updated September 21, 2019

Fallowfield Township is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was the sixth township to be established after the 1781 formation of Washington County, and initially stretched from Elrama (north) to the Ten Mile Creek in what are, today, Union and East Bethlehem townships on the Monongahela River. Home to the John H. Nelson House, which was built circa 1895, this township was gradually downsized as various sections were sectioned off into new municipalities (Allen, Carroll, Pike Run, and Somerset townships and the borough of Charleroi). Now roughly 21.3 square miles in size, its population was 4,300, according to the 2010 U.S. Census.^[1]

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 207,820. Its county seat is Washington. The county was created on March 28, 1781, from part of Westmoreland County. The city and county were both named after American Revolutionary War leader George Washington, who eventually became the first President of the United States.

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Northeastern, Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The Appalachian Mountains run through its middle. The Commonwealth is bordered by Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.

Notable places

John H. Nelson House: Built circa 1895, this two-story, Queen Anne, red brick farmhouse is located at 104 Colvin Road in Fallowfield Township. Designed by architect William H. Riggle, it was built by contractor H. A. Hannen for John H. Nelson, who was a son of Irish immigrant Francis Nelson.^[2]

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References

↑ Beveridge, Scott. "Our Town: Fallowfield Township." Washington, Pennsylvania: Observer-Reporter, March 29, 2018.
↑ "The circa 1895 John H. Nelson House." Washington County, Pennsylvania: Washington County Historical Society, April 23, 2016.

Coordinates: 40°08′10″N79°56′26″W / 40.13610°N 79.94064°W / 40.13610; -79.94064

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[1] Beveridge, Scott. "Our Town: Fallowfield Township." Washington, Pennsylvania: Observer-Reporter, March 29, 2018.

[2] "The circa 1895 John H. Nelson House." Washington County, Pennsylvania: Washington County Historical Society, April 23, 2016.

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