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Laboratory’s post office opened in 1887, and 19% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Laboratory began

When was Laboratory founded?

1887

The Laboratory post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name.

139 years
Founding year: the first Laboratory post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Laboratory’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Laboratory are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Laboratory’s homes were built before 1959.
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The story so far

Laboratory, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Laboratory yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Laboratory is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the Moses Little Tavern. An early variant name was "Pancake", after George Pancake, a pioneer citizen. Laboratory has been noted for its unusual place name.

Its first post office opened in 1887.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Laboratory

Nobody well known was born in Laboratory itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Perry ComoAmerican singer, actor, television personality · b. 1912
Bobby VintonAmerican singer · b. 1935
Joseph Albert WalkerAmerican test pilot · b. 1921
Edward Goodrich AchesonAmerican chemist · b. 1856
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Bud YorkinAmerican producer, director, and screenwriter · b. 1926
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Eddie JonesAmerican actor · b. 1934
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

South Strabane Township5 historic placesBAmwell Township5 historic placesA

Questions about Laboratory’s history

What year was Laboratory founded?

The Laboratory post office opened in 1887, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →