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S HEENE County, Pennsylvania, is situated in tlu* ex¬ 
treme south western corner of the state. The county 
of Washington adjoins on the north, and on the east 
the Monongaliela River separates (Greene from Fayette 
county. West Virginia forms the entire southern and west¬ 
ern boundaries. The territory included within the county 
limits comprises about 008 square miles. 
'Phe sm face of the conn try is of a broken, hilly nature, 
with broad bottom lands along the streams. In the western 
part of the county, a zigzag ridge, running from north to 
south, forms the general backbone, also the watershed be¬ 
tween Tenmile and Punkard Creeks flowing east to the Mon- 
ongahela and the Wheeling and Fishing Creeks flowing 
west into the Ohio. 
The elevation is about 1,05U, some points reaching 1,300 
feet. At Wavnesburg (80° 8' W. Longitude, 39° 55' N. 
Latitude,) in the central part of the county, the elevation is 
about 900 feet. 
The traveler, viewing the beautiful landscape and noting 
the general industry and thrift of the agriculturist, must 
pause and think of the once vast and magnificent forest that 
