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Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Fayette County.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 ==History== Popularly known as Beesontown, "The Town of Union" was founded by Henry Beeson on July 4, 1776, coincidentally the same date the United States Declaration of Independence was ratified.〔("Uniontown" ), Fayette County Chamber of Commerce〕 The National Road, also known as the Cumberland Road, was routed through Uniontown in the early 19th century, and the town grew along with the road (now US 40). Within 10 miles of Uniontown is Fort Necessity, built by George Washington during the French and Indian War (part of the international Seven Years' War). Uniontown's role in the Underground Railroad in the antebellum years is commemorated by a marker on the corner of East Main Street and Baker Alley.〔("Underground Railroad" ), Historic Markers Database〕 Residents helped slaves escaping from the South to freedom. In the late nineteenth century, the town grew based on the development of coal mines and the steel industry. Uniontown was the site of violent clashes between striking coal miners and guards at the local coke works during the Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike of 1894. Fifteen guards armed with carbines and machine guns held off an attack by 1500 strikers, killing five and wounding eight.〔G. E. Plumbe, ''The Great Coal Strike,'' (''The Daily News Almanac and Political Register for 1895'' ), ''Chicago Daily News,'' 1895; pp. 77-78〕 The Columbia Rolling Mill, an iron and steel works, was located in Uniontown from 1887 to 1895. The mill was the town's top industry at that time. During the Coal Boom of the early part of the 20th century, Uniontown was home to at least 13 millionaires, the most (per capita) of any city in the United States. "Coal barons" and Carl Laemmle, the president of Universal Films, sponsored the famous Uniontown Speedway board track from 1916 to 1922. It was a mile and a quarter raceway. As with most of Western Pennsylvania, Uniontown's economy waned during the region's deindustrialization of the late 20th century, when the steel industry restructured and many jobs went elsewhere, including offshore. This decline continued into the 21st century, and the population is about half its peak of 1940. The USS Uniontown (PF-65), a Tacoma-class frigate, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Uniontown, Pennsylvania on August 16, 1944. In 1967 Uniontown was the birthplace of the McDonald’s Big Mac sandwich.〔(www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ McDonald's Celebrates 40 Years ) ''PR Newswire'', Official McDonald’s News release, August 22, 2007〕〔() Big Mac History〕 In 2007 the Big Mac Museum was opened in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania to the disappointment of some Uniontown residents.〔() Big Mac Museum Photos〕 According to a McDonald’s spokesperson, the decision was based on logistics and access but Uniontown residents complained in an article was published in the ''Herald-Standard.''〔("The Mystery of the Curry Burger!" ) ,''Herald-Standard'' article, September 15, 2007〕 The Uniontown Downtown Historic District, Gallatin School, John S. Douglas House, John P. Conn House, and Adam Clarke Nutt Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Uniontown, Pennsylvania」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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