1) Monongahela. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Monongahela, (mnonŽgheŽl, -haŽl) (KEY) , river, 128 mi (206 km) long, formed at Fairmont, N W.Va., by the junction of the West Fork and Tygart rivers. It flows north,...
2) Fort Duquesne. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Fort Duquesne, (dkanŽ, doo-) (KEY) , at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, on the site of Pittsburgh, SW Pa. Because of its strategic location,...
3) Clairton. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...city (1990 pop. 9,656), Allegheny co., SW Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River; settled 1770, inc. 1903. Building materials, plastics,...
4) Duquesne. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Duquesne, (dkanŽ, doo-, dyoo-) (KEY) , city (1990 pop. 8,525), Allegheny co., SW Pa., on the Monongahela River, opposite McKeesport, in a coal region; settled 1789,...
5) North Braddock. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Braddock, borough (1990 pop. 7,036), Allegheny co., W Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River; inc. 1897. Andrew Carnegie's first steel plant was built...
6) Nemacolin's Path. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Nemacolin s Path, (nemŽkoŽlinz) (KEY) , Native American trail between the Potomac and the Monongahela rivers, going from the site of Cumberland, Md., to the mouth...
7) Braddock. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(1990 pop. 4,682), Allegheny co., W Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River; settled 1742, inc. 1867. Once a steel-manufacturing center,...
8) Monessen. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(KEY) , city (1990 pop. 9,901), Westmoreland co., SW Pa., in a hilly region, on the Monongahela River; founded 1898, inc. 1921. Monessen's steel mill was closed as...
9) Morgantown. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...city (1990 pop. 25,879), seat of Monongalia co., N W.Va., near the Pa. line, on the Monongahela River; inc. 1785. A shipping point for a coal and limestone region,...
10) Munhall. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...(1990 pop. 13,158), Allegheny co., SW Pa., an industrial suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River; inc. 1901. The once-large steel- and ironworks there have...
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