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Canonsburg

Canonsburg borough (1990 pop. 9,200), Washington co., SW Pa., inc. 1802. Its steel and coal industries have declined significantly. A gram of radium produced there was presented to Marie Curie in 1921 when she visited the town. The Log Cabin School (est. 1777; the first school west of the Alleghenies) is preserved. The Black Horse Tavern was a famous gathering place for leaders of the Whisky Rebellion (1794). Roberts House (1804) is an example of W Pennsylvania manor architecture.

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	Log Cabin Pioneers.(Brief article)(Book review) Magazine article from: Internet Bookwatch; 11/1/2006; 172 words ; Log Cabin Pioneers Wayne Erbsen Native Ground Books...1-800-752-2656 Compiled by Wayne Erbsen, Log Cabin Pioneers is an impressively entertaining...craft of making moonshine whiskey; how log cabin kids entertained themselves; cooking... Read more
	In search of fair-minded Republicans: Log Cabin Republicans is forging ahead in support of GOP candidates--despite an antigay party platform and a president it will not endorse.(Campaign 2004) Magazine article from: The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine); 10/12/2004; ; 428 words ; ...convention ended, the gay political group Log Cabin Republicans on September 7 made good...trod lesbian couples. The 22-2 vote by Log Cabin's national board marked the first time...amendment [banning same-sex marriage], says Log Cabin executive director Patrick Guerriero... Read more
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	Inn memoriam.(Letters)(From berry cobbler to Clark Gable to storms and walks along the river, patrons recall the good times at the Log Cabin Inn)(Letter to the editor) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 5/7/2006; 700+ words ; ...fellow actor Liam Neeson. Here was the Log Cabin Inn, the century-old, two-story restaurant...after a 1906 fire destroyed the original Log Cabin Inn, built in 1885. The Register-Guard...The sign along Highway 126 - Historic Log Cabin Inn/Open Year Round/Est. 1906 - is still... Read more
	Rustic-looking bottle helps rekindle sales for Log Cabin syrups. Magazine article from: Food & Drug Packaging; 9/1/1998; 148 words ; ...line of regular, lite and sugar free Log Cabin breakfast syrups in a new bottle shaped like a log cabin. Supplied by American National Can (call...introduced in 1887, the maple syrup was named Log Cabin in honor of Abraham Lincoln's rustic... Read more
	River resort going condo.(Business)(The planned rebuild of the Log Cabin Inn has some changes from the original) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 9/19/2007; 539 words ; ...ready to start reconstruction of the Log Cabin Inn, the centerpiece of a historic resort...While the rebuilt lodge will still be log-cabin style, even using some long-salvaged...McGhehey said. It's a stockade-style log cabin, and it will be decorated in the style... Read more
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