Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

The Township of Versailles was one of the seven original townships of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania created during the first meeting of the Allegheny County Court on September 24, 1788. The other townships were Pitt (which included the village of Pittsburgh), Plum, St. Clair, Moon, Mifflin, and Elizabeth. Versailles was named for Versailles, France, in honor of the United States' French allies during the American Revolution.[1]

Versailles Township originally comprised that portion of the county lying east of the Monongahela River, south of Turtle Creek and north of the Youghiogheny River.[2] The following towns were carved out of this former Versailles Township: the city of McKeesport, North Versailles and South Versailles Townships, and the boroughs of Versailles, East McKeesport, Wall, and White Oak. Additionally, the southern part of Wilmerding and a tiny portion of Trafford were also taken from within Versailles Township's original boundaries.[1]