![]() ![]() The borough is situated along what was the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Main Line between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, which sparked an interest in mining coal. Irwin was founded in 1864 by John Irwin, who laid out plots for the community that was carved out of North Huntingdon. The community’s downtown district has remained vibrant, with a variety of stores and an active business and professional association that sponsors concerts, parades, festivals, car cruises and holiday celebrations to entice patrons to the borough. If you have a suggestion for a future installment, please email has taken on the nickname of the “Biggest Little Town in Pennsylvania” for its vast selection of food, entertainment and shops. This series will appear each week through December. ![]() ![]() (Editor’s note: To mark Westmoreland County’s 250th birthday this year, we’ve come up with a list of 250 things - 10 things in 25 communities - that we consider to be important to the makeup of our area. ![]()
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