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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Greensburg city (1990 pop. 16,318), seat of Westmoreland co., SW Pa.; settled c.1770, inc. as a city 1928. Located in a coal area, the city manufactures concrete, chemicals, machinery, and metal products. Col. Henry Bouquet defeated (1763) Native Americans near there, opening up W Pennsylvania for settlement. Greensburg (originally New Town) was located midway between Fort Ligonier and Fort Pitt. It became the county seat in 1785. Seton Hill College and a branch of the Univ. of Pittsburgh are there. Author not available, GREENSBURG. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition... Read more

William Henry Herndon
1818-91, friend, law partner, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln , b. Greensburg, Ky. In 1844 he became the junior member of the Springfield, Ill., law firm of Lincoln and Herndon, a partnership that was never... Read more

University of Pittsburgh
...opened as an academy 1787, called Western Univ. of Pennsylvania 1819-1908. It operates campuses at Johnstown (1927), Greensburg (1963), and Bradford (1963) as well. There are centers for social and urban research and for international studies. Read more

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	Shake-up leaves staff at Greensburg, Pa., newspaper wondering about future. ; ...shake-up at the Tribune-Review of Greensburg, flagship newspaper in a chain of...the circulation director for the Greensburg edition, Lou Ottey, was dismissed. Yesterday, staff in Greensburg learned that Tom Stewart, longtime... Read more
	Hempfield hangs on to beat Greensburg Salem ; ...previous five, with a victory over rival Greensburg Salem. But this victory didn't come...turnovers, 12 penalties and a scrappy Greensburg Salem squad to post a 6-0 road victory...after teammate Jordan Jury recovered a Greensburg Salem fumble during the second-half... Read more
	Greensburg Salem rallies late for win ; ...appeared to have control of the game, Greensburg Salem rallied in the fourth quarter...Tournament on Friday night. Aaron Allen led Greensburg Salem with 18 points; teammate Chris...was a great opening to the season," Greensburg Salem coach Paul Sapotichne said. "Franklin... Read more
	Freshman's 3-pointer sinks Greensburg Salem ; After two action-packed nights at the Greensburg Salem Christmas Classic, Friday night...at the buzzer, and the Spartans upset Greensburg Salem, 80-79, in an exhausting overtime...just played hard and got a victory." Greensburg Salem, which fell to 9-1, led, 79-74... Read more

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