In the early 19th century, Washington, PA was known as the top exporter of wool in the entire nation. With the first ever “Running of the Wools” it may stake a claim to the best event in the nation. Saturday started with a breakfast crawl around downtown Washington. Then spectators flocked to the main street pavilion where various vendors added to the festive spirit. The highlight of the day is the sheep races throughout the day downtown, the races began at noon to see who’s the fastest sheep in the county. A kitchen clash cooking contest took place as well. Sunday, local churches will wrap up the weekend with blessing services on the theme of the furry creature from 1 to 4 PM. Few of the other exciting events were a sheep shearing contest, “Lambies in Pajamies”, cooking and wool demonstrations were at the Bradford House.