Did You Know?
The following is another Did You Know? quiz about Fayette County history.
1. A reader reminded me that I’d made an omission in a recent Did You Know quiz. (It’s the one in which I listed, from A to Z, many of our most notable Fayette County natives). So here goes: Which Fayette County native owns two World Series rings?
A) Terry Mulholland
B) Bob Bailor
C) Tom Holliday
D) Dizzy Dean
E) Willie Mays Hayes
2. Of the 11 Fayette Counties across the United States, which has the largest population?
A) Fayette County, Pennsylvania
B) Fayette County, Kentucky
C) Fayette County, Texas
D) Fayette County, Illinois
E) Fayette County, Georgia
3. Of the seven places named “Uniontown” across the country, which one has the largest population?
A) Uniontown, Ohio
B) Uniontown, Alabama
C) Uniontown, Kentucky
D) Uniontown, Pennsylvania
E) Uniontown, Kansas
4. Which is the smallest Connellsville in the United States?
A) Connellsville, Texas
B) Connellsville, California
C) Connellsville, Illinois
D) Connellsville, Pennsylvania
E) Connellsville, New Jersey
THE ANSWERS
1. B, Bob Bailor
The Connellsville native and Geibel High School graduate played for four Major League teams between 1975 and 1985.
After he retired as an active player, he continued his career in management.
While serving as a coach for the Toronto Blue Jays they won back-to-back World Series championships in 1992, and again in 1993.
However, if you chose C, Tom Holliday, you weren’t far from being correct. Holliday served as an assistant coach when the Arizona State University Sun Devil baseball team won the College World Series in 1977.
The Uniontown High School graduate would also serve as the pitching coach for the 2005 University of Texas Longhorn’s won the College World Series.
By the way, Holliday’s son, Matt, won the 2007 National League batting championship while playing for the Colorado Rockies. He now plays for the St. Louis Cardinals.
2. B, Fayette County, Kentucky
According to the U.S. Bureau of Census, American Fact Finder survey for 2005-2009, Fayette County, Ky., has an estimated 287,537 residents.
Our county, using the latest U.S. Census numbers has a population of 136,606.
The Fayette Counties, in order of population size range in the following order: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Georgia, West Virginia, Tennessee , Ohio, Indiana, Texas, Illinois, Iowa, Alabama.
Fayette County, Ala., has the smallest of the Fayette County populations at 17,651.
3. D, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
In fact, Uniontown’s population is larger than all of the other Uniontowns combined.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Uniontown’s population estimate is 10,372.
That’s more than twice the total number of people who live in: Uniontown, Ala., (1,867); Uniontown CDP (Census designated place), Ohio, (2,405); Uniontown, Wash., (211); Uniontown, Ky., (608); Uniontown, Kansas, (407) Uniontown, Ark., (an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas), (306).
Uniontown’s most recent population estimate is less than half the all-time high for the city. The 1940 census indicated that 21,819 people lived in Uniontown.
4. D, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
It’s also the largest. That’s because there are no other towns, cities, or boroughs named Connellsville in the country – outside of Pennsylvania.
Edward A. Owens can be reached by e-mail at freedoms@bellatlantic.net