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Canonsburg is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Pittsburgh. The population was 9,735 at the 2020 census. [ 5 ] Canonsburg was laid out by Colonel John Canon in 1789 and incorporated in 1802.
Yenko Chevrolet was a Chevrolet dealership located at 575 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Operating from 1949 to 1982, the dealership is best known for selling customized sports cars during the late 1960s. Referred to presently as "Yenkos," they are among the most collectible 1960s vehicles.
WWCS (540 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, and serving the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. WWCS airs a religious format programmed by Overcomer Ministries. The station is owned by Birach Broadcasting Corporation through its chairman and CEO, Sima Birach Jr. WWCS is powered at 5,000 watts by day.
They were all of Greek heritage and came from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. [1] A local orchestra leader, Lee Barrett, took them to audition in Cincinnati, Ohio and this led to their cutting some high-charting records and appearing on television. This also led to a recording contract with Columbia Records recording on the Epic label. [2]
The center was a prominent part of the Canonsburg community, even featuring as a stop on tours during local festivals. [ 2 ] The exterior of Western Center's administration building was used as the setting for the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where Hannibal Lecter was incarcerated, in the 1991 film The Silence of the ...
The Standard Chemical Company (SCC) of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, was the first successful commercial producer of radium.SCC operated the radium refining mill from 1911 to 1922 on a 19-acre (77,000 m2) plot of land.
The energy sector hasn’t dominated the Fortune Fastest Growing Companies list in more than 15 years—not since a three-year streak from 2006 to 2008. But this year, energy is back on top ...
The Canonsburg Opera House disaster occurred on August 26, 1911, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. A false shout of "fire" triggered a panic that killed twenty-six people. [1] During the evening showing of a motion picture, a projector malfunction resulted in a sudden flash of light on the screen.