Before Canonsburg Borough was formed in 1802, John Watson, Esq., son of James Watson of Chartiers Twp., built a home and blacksmith shop on the northwest corner of Pike St. and Central Ave. He served on the first Town Council and continued for 11 more terms, then served as Burgess from 1830 to 1834. The old log structure was torn down in 1880 and replaced with a drugstore, which was remodeled in 1903 to house First National Bank.