The Borough of Midway is situated at the head of Robinson’s Run on the boundary line between Smith and Robinson Townships and was formed from parts of both. It derived the name Midway from its location on the Pennsylvania Railroad, formerly the Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, 22 miles east of Steubenville, Ohio and 22 miles west of Pittsburgh. It is also 16 miles north of Washington. For forty years, or more, prior to the Civil War, a village known as Egypt was located at this place.