Washington, Pennsylvania
Arts and culture
Arts and culture
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[thumb\|upright\|[David Bradford House](/wiki/David_Bradford_House "David Bradford House")](/wiki/File:Bradford_House%2C_Washington%2C_PA.jpg "Bradford House, Washington, PA.jpg")

Washington Symphony Orchestra, founded 2002, offers four to five concerts annually. The Washington Community Theatre presents several musicals and other productions throughout the year, with a feature production held each June in the Main Pavilion at Washington Park. WCT celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009\.

Also in the city are two historic homes, that of [David Bradford](/wiki/David_Bradford_%28lawyer%29 "David Bradford (lawyer)") on South Main Street and that of [F. Julius LeMoyne](/wiki/Francis_Julius_LeMoyne "Francis Julius LeMoyne") on East Maiden Street. Bradford's home was later the birthplace of American realist author [Rebecca Harding Davis](/wiki/Rebecca_Harding_Davis "Rebecca Harding Davis") in 1831\. LeMoyne was an ardent [abolitionist](/wiki/Abolitionism "Abolitionism") whose home was part of the [Underground Railroad](/wiki/Underground_Railroad "Underground Railroad"); LeMoyne was a doctor who also built the first [crematory](/wiki/Cremation "Cremation") in America. The [David Bradford House](/wiki/David_Bradford_House "David Bradford House") and [F. Julius LeMoyne House](/wiki/F._Julius_LeMoyne_House "F. Julius LeMoyne House") are listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places "National Register of Historic Places"), along with the [Administration Building, Washington and Jefferson College](/wiki/McMillan_Hall "McMillan Hall"), [Dr. Joseph Maurer House](/wiki/Dr._Joseph_Maurer_House "Dr. Joseph Maurer House"), [Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station](/wiki/Pennsylvania_Railroad_Freight_Station_%28Washington%2C_Pennsylvania%29 "Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Station (Washington, Pennsylvania)"), [Washington Armory](/wiki/Washington_Armory "Washington Armory"), [Washington County Courthouse](/wiki/Washington_County_Courthouse_%28Pennsylvania%29 "Washington County Courthouse (Pennsylvania)"), and [Washington County Jail](/wiki/Washington_County_Jail_%28Washington%2C_Pennsylvania%29 "Washington County Jail (Washington, Pennsylvania)").

Washington is home to [PONY Baseball and Softball](/wiki/PONY_Baseball_and_Softball "PONY Baseball and Softball")'s headquarters and the annual PONY League World Series (for 13\- and 14\-year\-old players). The PONY League World Series is held at historic Lew Hays Field located in the city's Washington Park. The [Washington Wild Things](/wiki/Washington_Wild_Things "Washington Wild Things") [minor league baseball](/wiki/Minor_league_baseball "Minor league baseball") team has been based out of the city since 1997\. On January 27, 2006, to commemorate the [Pittsburgh Steelers](/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers "Pittsburgh Steelers")' appearance in [Super Bowl XL](/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL "Super Bowl XL"), the city council voted to symbolically rename the city "Steelers, Pennsylvania" through February 5, 2006\.[Washington, Pa., renamed until end of Super Bowl – Pittsburgh Tribune\-Review](http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_417692.html) 


What is the PONY League World Series?