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MEADOWCROFT ROCKSHELTER
Take your family on a day-long adventure at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, located in Avella, Washington County, Pa.
A National Historic Landmark, Meadowcroft features a massive rock overhang – the Rockshelter – used 19,000 years ago for shelter by the region’s first inhabitants. Take a tour of this internationally-renowned archeological treasure and learn more about the lives of Western Pennsylvania’s prehistoric hunters and gatherers.
At Meadowcroft’s interpretive villages, you can step back in time to encounter rural life over the past 500 years. Explore a wigwam and test your aim with a spear thrower at the 16th-century Eastern Woodland Indian Village, experience an 18th-century log cabin and open-sided trading post, and watch a blacksmith forge red-hot iron or take a lesson in a one-room school house at the site’s 19th-century Historic Village.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: PORTION OF CHURCH ROAD IS NOW A ONE-WAY
The upper portion of Church Road will now be a one-way road. The area affected is the entrance onto Church Road from Eldersville Road, directly across from Fire Road, and will end at the sharp curve at the bottom of the hill. The one-way portion of the road may only be used as an entrance onto Church Road. Please note that the lower portion of Church Road will remain a two-way road where vehicles may enter and exit. Vehicles may only exit Church Road using the lower portion of Church Road.
ANNOUNCEMENT: FARMLAND PRESERVATION PROGRAM
Join a growing community of landowners that have been protected in Washington County through the Farmland Preservation Program.
If You Have Questions Concerning:
How to Preserve Your Farm
Program Requirements
Application Requirements / Deadline
Easement Restrictions
Please Contact:
Caroline Sinchar of the Washington County Planning Commission.
Email: sinchar@co.washington.pa.us Phone: 724-228-6811
Announcements
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* Portion of Church Road is a One-Way
* Farmland Preservation Program
* 2026 Regularly Scheduled Meetings
* Community Clean-up
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JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP HISTORY
Wolves, panthers, wildcats and small game were the earliest inhabitants of the rugged terrain between the streams of Harmon Creek and Cross Creek in western Pennsylvania. Boxed in by the townships of Hanover, Cross Creek, Independence and Smith as well as Brooke County, WV, on its western edge, this rich and.fertile parcel of howling wilderness has been known since June 16, 1853, as Jefferson Township.
Roughly triangular in shape, Jefferson was once a part of Hopewell and Cross Creek townships, and still earlier was known as West Augusta. Early settlers chipped away at the heavy stands of virgin timber, and the huge oaks and hemlocks disappeared. Clearings revealed pioneers hard at work, building homes, schools, churches, and a new standard of living.
Historical Society
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The purpose of the Jefferson Township Historical Society (“Society”) shall be to bring together those people interested in history, and especially in the history of Jefferson Township and surrounding areas. Understanding the history of our community is basic to our democratic way of life, gives us a better understanding of our state and nation, and promotes a better appreciation of our American heritage.
The Jefferson Township Historical Society (“JTHS”) is a non-profit organization with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revue Code and is located in the 46th District.
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Burgettstown Area School District
At Burgettstown, we believe...
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All students can be successful learners
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All students are welcomed and valued in a safe learning environment
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Students become life-long learners through their participation in academic, extra-curricular, and community activities
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That the development of successful citizens is the shared responsibility of students, staff, home, and community values
ANNOUNCEMENT: JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP
The Dates for the 2026 Jefferson Township Community Clean-up are to be Determined.
ANNOUNCEMENT: NOTICE OF ALL REGULAR 2026 SCHEDULED MEETINGS POSTED ABOVE
2026 Reorganization & January Board of Supervisor Meetings:
01/05/2026 (Monday) Board of Supervisors REORGANIZATION Meeting, 5:00 PM, at the Municipal Building
01/05/2026 (Monday) Board of Supervisors JANUARY Monthly Meeting, 6:00 PM, at the Municipal Building
01/06/2026 (Tuesday) Board of Auditors REORGANIZATION Meeting, 9:00 AM at the Municipal Building
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UPCOMING EVENT
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UPCOMING EVENT
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ANNOUNCEMENT: NOTICE OF 2026 SCHEDULED MEETINGS
Jefferson Township of Washington County announces the regularly scheduled meetings dates/times for 2026
The Jefferson Township Board of Supervisors will hold their 2026 regular monthly meetings* at 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, on the dates of Feb 17, Mar 17, Apr 21, May 19, Jun 16, Jul 21, Aug 18, Sep 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, and Dec 15, of 2026, with the January 2026 held at 6:00 p.m. following the reorganization meeting on Jan 05, 2026.
The Jefferson Township Water Committee will hold 2026 regular meetings* at 7:00 p.m. on the 3rd Wednesday of every other month, on the dates of Jan 21, Mar 18, May 20, Jul 15, Sep 16, and Nov 18, of 2026.
* All above meetings are to be held at the Jefferson Township Municipal Building, 670 Cedar Grove Road, Burgettstown, PA 15021. Public is encouraged to attend.
The Jefferson Township Planning Commission will hold all 2026 regular monthly meetings at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, on the dates of Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 11, Apr 8, May 13, Jun 10, Jul 08, Aug 12, Sep 9, Oct 14, Nov 11, and Dec 9, of 2026, to be held at White Church, 11 Fire Road, Burgettstown, PA 15021.
All meetings of other Boards and Commissions will be on an “as needed” basis, and will be advertised accordingly.
Paige A Gragan
Secretary-Treasurer
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Library
Burgettstown Community Library
2 Kerr Street, Burgettstown, PA 15021
724-947-9780
Senior Centers
Where older adults can congregate to fulfill many of their social, physical, emotional, and intellectual needs. Many services and activities are offered. Call for additional information.
Burgettstown Senior Center
200 Senior Way, Burgettstown, PA 15021
724-947-9524
Cross Creek Senior Center
28 Clark Avenue, Avella, PA 15312
724-587-5755
McGuffey/Claysville Senior Center
105 Green Street, Claysville, PA 15323
724-663-4202