Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg, Pennsylvania City of Greensburg Downtown Greensburg Downtown Greensburg Official seal of Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Greensburg, Pennsylvania Body Greensburg City Council Greensburg is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area.
Located 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Greensburg is a primary business, academic, tourism and cultural center in Western Pennsylvania.
It also rates 16th in the United States for daytime expansion among suburbs with a resident populace between 15,000 and 24,999. In 2007, Greensburg was ranked as one of the "Best Places to Retire" in Pennsylvania by U.S.
A tiny settlement known as Newtown interval around the inn, today the center of Greensburg's Business District at the intersection of Pittsburgh and Main Streets.
In 1782, a raid by Guyasuta-led Seneca Indians accompanied by Canadian rangers burned Hannastown, the initial Westmoreland County seat, north of Greensburg, and the first governmental center of county west of the Allegheny Mountains.
The region surrounding the courthouse became the initial borough of Greensburg, titled for American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, and formally incorporated as a borough in 1799.
After 1850, Greensburg became a burgeoning governmental center of county with inns and small businesses.
Greensburg became a City of the Third Class on January 2, 1928.
Greensburg's cultural status interval as the Westmoreland County Museum of Art opened in 1959 and the University of Pittsburgh established the branch campus, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, in 1963, now positioned in Hempfield Township.
The opening of Greengate Mall and Westmoreland Mall in 1965 and 1977, in the order given, marked a new era for retail shopping in the area, but negatively impacted retail businesses in Downtown Greensburg's shopping district.
By the mid-1990s, town/city officials shifted its revitalization plans on the cultural aspects of Downtown Greensburg, such as the restorations of the Palace Theater and the historic Train Station, as well as a new, recently opened performing arts center for Seton Hill University.
The town/city is home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg.
Greensburg's first log school home was positioned at the site of St.
The town/city of Greensburg is presently composed of eight wards, most of which were formerly boroughs and are divided into a several neighborhoods.
Bunker Hill, now Fifth Ward, was consolidated into Greensburg in 1894.
In 1905, Greensburg combined three adjoining boroughs, including Ludwick, now Sixth Ward, which was titled for Ludwick Otterman, an early settler for whom the street is also named, as well as East Greensburg, now Seventh Ward, and Southeast Greensburg, unofficially known as Paradise (Eighth Ward).
Second Ward, positioned north of Downtown Greensburg, is the biggest ward and includes the neighborhoods of Saybrook Village, Evergreen Hill, New Salem Acres, Country Club Meadows, Northmont, Devonshire Heights, Rose Fountain Farms and Academy Hill.
Hilltop, a neighborhood in Eighth Ward, was originally settled by Italian immigrants and borders South Greensburg and Underwood on either side.
Other Greensburg neighborhoods include Eastern Estates, Underwood, Shogan and Hillcrest.
Historic districts, the Greensburg Downtown Historic District and the Academy Hill Historic District.
Also listed on the National Register of Historic Places are the Greensburg Railroad Station and Westmoreland County Courthouse. Greensburg is an incorporated town/city governed by Democratic mayor Robert L.
The seat of government is the Greensburg City Hall.
Greensburg has hosted its share of prominent politicians over the years, including a July 1994 visit from then-President Bill Clinton, former Democratic candidate John Kerry and his running mate John Edwards in July 2004 and Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in March 2008.
Greensburg is home to the 14th Quartermaster Detachment, a famous Desert Storm Unit.
Originally a barns stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad, Greensburg quickly became the center of the coal quarrying industry in the region by the late 19th century when large areas of soft coal were identified nearby.
Many businesses and inns flourished inside Downtown Greensburg for many years, and once boasted four primary department stores JCPenney, Royers, Sears and its biggest department store, Troutman's.
The mall's opening marked a new era for retail shopping in the area, but it negatively impacted stand-alone businesses in Greensburg's downtown corridor.
The downtown region eventually rebounded as the town/city became a center for service industries, experienced offices and banking.
Westmoreland Mall is presently the biggest shopping complex in the Greensburg region and all of Westmoreland County.
With over 5,000,000 square feet (460,000 m2) of retail space and growing, Greensburg is considered the commercial center of the Laurel Highlands region of Pennsylvania as well as one of the biggest retail markets in Western Pennsylvania.
Light to moderate trade and service industries thrive in the Greater Greensburg area.
In addition, the region is home to two large prisons, the Westmoreland County Prison and the State Correctional Institution at Greensburg, both in Hempfield Township.
The opening of the seven-story State Office Building on North Main Street, the culmination of the four-story addition to the Courthouse Square Extension, and the Performing Arts Center of Seton Hill University are expected to add new jobs to the town/city and attract more visitors.
These primary corporations are headquartered in the Greensburg area: University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg The Greater Greensburg region contains two enhance school districts.
Comprising Hempfield Township, and the communities of Adamsburg, Armbrust, Bovard, Grapeville, Hannastown, Hunker, Luxor, Manor, New Stanton, and Youngwood, the school precinct completely surrounds the town/city of Greensburg.
The second school precinct servicing Greensburg itself is the Greensburg Salem School District.
With an enrollment of 3,600 students, Greensburg Salem serves the City of Greensburg, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg and Salem Township.
Detailed knowledge including enrollment figures and test scores about Greensburg Salem can be found on this website.
Greensburg is home to Greensburg Central Catholic High School and Aquinas Academy (www.aquinasacademy.org), both private Catholic schools.
The immediate vicinity of Greensburg contains two primary universities Seton Hill University and the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.
Seton Hill University was established in 1885 by the Sisters of Charity on a bluff overlooking the City of Greensburg.
The Greensburg ground of the University of Pittsburgh was established in 1963 in Downtown Greensburg, and would later expanded into a large ground in close-by Hempfield Township.
In addition, the chapters of Carlow University, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and Triangle Tech are positioned inside the Greater Greensburg area.
The Greensburg Hempfield Area Library serves the City of Greensburg and Hempfield Township.
Greensburg is a primary cultural center in Western Pennsylvania.
The Westmoreland Cultural Trust has played a primary part in the revitalization of Downtown Greensburg in recent years.
Also contributes to the culture of the region, offering classes in musical theatre for young citizens and staging experienced productions at the Palace Theater and Greensburg Garden and Civic Center.
Greensburg Civic Theatre, one of the several long-established volunteer-based improve theatre organizations in Westmoreland County, has been presenting both adult and children's theater productions for over 60 years.
Founded in 1951, they are the resident theatre business at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center.
Just north of Greensburg is Old Hanna's Town, the first governmental center of county west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Greensburg is home to a great deal of interesting architecture including many historic and large homes as well as many old churches and cathedrals.
The World Conference Center for The Church of Jesus Christ is positioned west of Greensburg on PA Route 136.
The Saint Emma Monastery (founded 1931) is a Roman Catholic retreat home and monastery for the Sisters of Saint Benedict positioned in Greensburg.
Since Greensburg is overshadowed by close-by Pittsburgh, radio and tv stations are mostly based out of the larger city.
Greensburg's primary journal is the Tribune-Review, which is owned by the Tribune Review Publishing Company.
Since starting the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the initial Tribune Review that circulates in and around Greensburg has upgraded its nationwide and global news coverage but continues to maintain a robust small-town news section.
From 1890 until 1900, Greensburg was the home of the Greensburg Athletic Association, one of the earliest experienced football teams.
On December 3, 1898, two players from the Greensburg Athletic Association joined with the Latrobe Athletic Association to form the very first experienced football all-star team for a game against the Duquesne Country and Athletic Club, to be played at Pittsburgh's Exposition Park.
Aside from Fiscus, the Greensburg Athletic Association encompassed several of the era's top players, such as: Charlie Atherton, George Barclay, Ross Fiscus, Jack Gass, Arthur Mc - Farland, Charles Rinehart, Isaac Seneca and Adam Martin Wyant.
In 1907, Greensburg fielded the Greensburg Red Sox, a Minor League Baseball team in the Class D Western Pennsylvania League that played for one season in 1907. Then from 1934 until 1939, Greensburg was also the home of the Greensburg Red Wings, a Class D Minor League Baseball team was affiliated with the St.
By 1937, the team was retitled as the Greensburg Green Sox and finally the Greensburg Senators in 1939. The east-west U.S Route 30 expressway bypasses Greensburg to the south, as does the north-south Pennsylvania Turnpike 66 to the west.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike's New Stanton exit is about six miles (9 km) south of Greensburg on U.S.
Westmoreland Transit is the mass transit fitness of Greensburg and Westmoreland County and operates a network of bus routes seven days a week throughout the town/city and the rest of the county, as well as Pittsburgh.
Greyhound Lines runs regular scheduled bus service to and from Greensburg from many hubs, including Pittsburgh, Chicago, and New York City.
Air service is available at the Pittsburgh International Airport and at the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport east of Greensburg in close-by Latrobe.
The town/city has Amtrak rail service at the restored Train Station, as well as freight rail operator Norfolk Southern and an autonomous shortline barns connecting coal mines and businesses positioned south of the town/city to the Norfolk Southern line just west of Greensburg.
Greensburg is bike-friendly as it offers the Five Star Trail, which begins at Lynch Field and ends south of the town/city in Armbrust.
Electricity for Greensburg and a large portion of Westmoreland County is supplied by West Penn Power, a division of First - Energy.
The Greater Greensburg region is home to a several medical facilities, ranging from autonomous clinics and urgent care centers to full-service hospitals.
Greensburg Care Center Greensburg is positioned inside the 724 region code, which completely surrounds the 412 region code assigned to the town/city of Pittsburgh and most of Allegheny County, along with small portions of Washington and Westmoreland counties.
See also: Category:People from Greensburg, Pennsylvania Paul Bartholomew architect of various Greensburg landmarks and designer of Norvelt, Pennsylvania Greensburg has two sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: Greensburg Downtown Historic District University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg "Workers swell Greensburg's populace during day".
"Greensburg, Pennsylvania: Best Places to Retire".
"The History of Pro Football at Greensburg, Pennsylvania (1894 1900)" (PDF).
BR Minors Greensburg Red Sox "Offutt Field- Greensburg, Pennsylvania -Former Home of the Greensburg Red Wings".
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