Meadville

Crawford County seat

Meadville is a city in northwestern Pennsylvania, the county seat of Crawford County.

It serves as a regional center for the surrounding rural area and is home to Allegheny College.

The name appears in several other small American towns, typically honoring early settlers or landowners named Mead.

education

liberal arts

Non-vocational higher education

dormitories · academics · private college · fraternities · sororities · enrollment · professors · graduation · alumni

geography

Pennsylvania

Northeastern founding colony state

small town · county seat · rural

culture

downtown

Central business district

Main Street · restaurants · shops · historic homes · arts · small-town America · neighborhoods · parks

history

French and Indian War

1750s colonial North American conflict

founding · historic district · railroad · industry · Victorian architecture · Civil War · abolition · Underground Railroad

industry

zipper

Toothed closure device

Channellock · pliers · factory · blue collar · workers · production · fabrication · metalwork · employment · decline

Opposites
urban scale/metropolitan status

MeadvilleNew York City

America's largest city

Los Angeles · metropolis · Chicago · Tokyo · London

geographic/cultural prominence

MeadvilleParis

France's chief city

Manhattan · Hollywood · Las Vegas · Times Square · downtown

Family

mead, meadow, meadows, ville

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G