Top Stories

• Jan 27, 2006 5:48 pm US/Eastern
• Digg | Facebook | E-mail

  Close WindowE-mail This Page

  Washington Temporarily Renames Town - Steeler, PA

  Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

  ---

  • Recipient E-mail:* 
  • • Your Name:* 
    • Your E-mail:* 
  • Add a Message:
  •   Send me a copy of this e-mail.

  • Type the characters in this picture:* Click here to refresh with new letters

  ---

  The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

  Send E-mail

  | Print

Washington Temporarily Renames Town - Steeler, PA

WASHINGTON, PA (KDKA) ― The city of Washington, the first surrounding county to name itself after General George W. Washington in 1781, has changed its name.

Until after the Super Bowl, Washington PA will be known as Steeler, PA.

On Thursday, a four-member city council voted unanimously to change the name of the town until after Super Bowl Sunday.

"We're Washington, Pennsylvania," said Ken Westcott, Mayor of Steeler, PA. "We're playing a team from the state of Washington so we wanted to show that the city of Washington supports our Steelers. We decided to make the name change to Steelers, PA".

A city with a population of 15,000, Steeler, PA was originally known as Bassett, prior to being renamed after George Washington.

"Being a football fanatic myself, along with most everybody in Washington – it probably is a good idea," said Jim Ross of the Steeler Historical Society.

(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)