The "Firsts"
Literary Legends
Downtown Waynesboro
By The Numbers
Who am I?
100
The first food ever grown in space.
What is the potato?
100
An author known for his book about an obsessive sea captain and his revenge against a whale. A story which draws inspiration from the sinking of The Essex in 1821.
Who is Herman Melville?
100
With arches over the windows, situated on a corner in the center of town. Was once a bank.
What is Brio Coffeehouse?
100
A baker's dozen.
What is 13?
100
This historical figure was an inventor and is credited with inventing the first practical lightbulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
200
The first American women to fly to space, and the youngest astronaut, flying at the age of 32.
Who was Sally Ride?
200
Louisa May Alcott’s most famous work follows the lives of the four March sisters: Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.
What is Little Women?
200
Local titan of industry in the 1800s, with a large property, a lumber yard, blacksmithing business and carriage company, honored by his granddaughter Jane by having the town's library named after him.
Who was Waynesboro's Alexander Hamilton?
200
The number of stripes on the American flag.
What is 13?
200
This historical figure is honored on two types of money, a bill and a coin. As of November 2025, the coin is no longer minted.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
The first fast food chain, opened in Wichita, Kansas, in 1921.
What is White Castle?
300
With "powers of deduction" this character resides on 221B Baker Street.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
300
This heroic general inspired the name of the town during the Revolutionary War. He was nicknamed "Mad" because of his short temper and impulsive behavior.
Who was General "Mad" Anthony Wayne?
300
The number of players on a baseball team.
What is 9?
300
This 20th-century Mexican artist is famous for her many self-portraits, her colorful traditional dresses, and her distinct unibrow.
Who was Frida Kahlo?
400
The first woman elected to the U.S. Congress. She served from Montana.
Who was Jeannette Rankin?
400
This Ancient Greek poet is credited with composing The Iliad and The Odyssey from an oral storytelling tradition. He begins both stories with an invocation to the Muses for help.
Who is Homer?
400
Named for sisters Jane and Sarah, this Pennsylvania park is tied to local lore that they were killed by Lenape during Pontiac’s War.
What is Renfrew Museum and Park 
400
The number of electoral votes to win the U.S. Presidency.
What is 270?
400
She led the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed the Apollo spacecraft’s guidance and navigation system, making the first moon landing possible. She also coined the term "Software Engineer" as an official job title.
Who was Margaret Hamilton?
500
The first animal every cloned. This animal's name was Dolly, named after Dolly Parton.
What was a sheep?
500
Before writing the many works people of all ages know and love, this author was a flying ace and intelligence officer (spy) during World War II. The first book he wrote was called The Gremlins, and one of his most famous is The BFG and Matilda.
Who was Roald Dahl?
500
A historic building that "did it all". This building once housed a team of fire horses before fire trucks were used, the police department and jail, an academy of music, a public market, a skating rink, the town's first cinema and the first free public library. It is now used as the administrative office for the borough of Waynesboro solely since 1976.
What is Borough Hall?
500
The number of Time Zones in the world.
What is 24?
500
This Oscar winner was born Norma Jeane Mortenson and inspected parachutes and drones before fame.
Who was Marilyn Monroe?