{"id":8081,"count":9,"description":"Uniontown is a city in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 50 miles (80\u00a0km) southeast of Pittsburgh and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. Population in 1900, 7,344; in 1910, 13,344; in 1920, 15,692; and in 1940, 21,819. The population was 10,372 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat and largest city of Fayette County.\nPopularly known as Beesontown, \"The Town of Union\" was founded by Henry Beeson on July 4, 1776, only coincidentally the same date as the United States Declaration of Independence. 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. Within 10\u00a0miles of Uniontown is Fort Necessity, built by George Washington during the French and Indian War.\nUniontown's role in the Underground Railroad is commemorated by a marker on the corner of East Main Street and Baker Alley.\nUniontown was the site of violent clashes between striking coal miners and guards at the local coke works during the...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/uniontown\/","name":"Uniontown","slug":"uniontown","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/8081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=8081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}