Discover Uniontown

Uniontown offers several ways to explore its history: the Uniontown Historic Walking Tour is self-guided, while a visit to the Keighley Mansion involves a tour that requires a reservation. You can decide whether you’d rather explore historic sites on your own or learn about a particular house as part of a guided visit.

Explore Historic Sites on Your Own

The Uniontown Historic Walking Tour includes 18 stops, all within walking distance of one another. A QR code map is part of the self-guided tour. This offers an opportunity to walk around and explore each stop independently, rather than being tied to a guided tour at the Keighley Mansion. The number of stops and their proximity to one another give you a concrete idea of what the tour involves; they do not indicate a specific duration or set route.

If you enjoy visiting a variety of historical points of interest on your trip, this tour is one way to discover Uniontown on foot. Its self-guided format sets it apart from a guided visit. For your planning, you can first decide whether you’d prefer a walk with several stops or a more in-depth visit to a single house.

Experience the Keighley Mansion on a Guided Tour

The Keighley Mansion was built between 1902 and 1906. Visits are available by advance reservation only. The Mansion offers a 45-minute guided tour covering its history and architecture, as well as notable residents and legends. If you’re interested in architectural history and the stories associated with a house, this offers a clearly defined visit format to choose from.

A Historic District and Different Perspectives

The Uniontown Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase) was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The district broadens the focus beyond individual stops or buildings to include a historic area in the downtown. Together with the Keighley Mansion and the Walking Tour, it offers different ways to explore Uniontown’s history, though these options do not share the same visit format.

The Underground Railroad is also associated with a specific place in Uniontown: Baker Alley, off East Main Street. Another way to learn about this topic is through a project by the Fayette County African American History and Cultural Center in Uniontown’s East End, which explores the Underground Railroad. These add further local points of interest to the historic walks and architectural history. If you’re particularly interested in this chapter of history, you can include Baker Alley and the project mentioned above in your own exploration of Uniontown.

Choose a Stay That Suits Your Interests

If you’re looking for a vacation rental in Uniontown, you might consider the town as a destination for a history-focused stay. Whether you’d like to focus on a walking tour, architecture and house history, or the history of the Underground Railroad is a personal choice; the options described differ in how you can explore Uniontown.

Other places in this overview: Champion, Perryopolis, Connellsville and Wharton.

Return to the broader travel overview: Fayette County.