Monongahela River

The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in West Virginia and Pennsylvania in the United States. At Pittsburgh, it meets the Allegheny River to form the Ohio River.

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River - Allegheny Plateau - West Virginia - Pennsylvania - United States - Pittsburgh - Allegheny River - Ohio River

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The Monongahela is formed by the confluence of the West Fork River and the Tygart Valley River at Fairmont, West Virginia. It is one of the largest rivers in the United States to flow generally northward. In Pennsylvania, the Monongahela is met by two major tributaries: the Cheat River, which joins at Point Marion; and the Youghiogheny River, which joins at McKeesport.

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Confluence - West Fork River - Tygart Valley River - Fairmont, West Virginia - United States - Tributaries - Cheat River - Point Marion - Youghiogheny River - McKeesport

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The Monongahela has been heavily used by industry, and several U.S. Steel plants, including the Homestead Works (site of the Homestead strike), were built along its banks.

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Industry - U.S. Steel - Homestead - Homestead strike

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Two ships in the United States Navy have been named Monongahela for the river.

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Ships - United States Navy - ''Monongahela''

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The Monongahela Valley was the site of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. Earlier, it was the site of a famous, if small battle that was one of the first in the French and Indian War (Braddock Expedition). It resulted in a sharp defeat for British and Colonial forces against those of the French and their Native American allies.

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Whiskey Rebellion - 1794 - French and Indian War - Braddock Expedition - British - Colonial - French - Native American

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The river was the site of a famous airplane crash that has become the subject of numerous urban legends and conspiracy theories. Early in the morning of January 31, 1956, a B-25 bomber en route from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada to Olmstead Air Force Base in Pennsylvania crashed into the river near Homestead, Pennsylvania. All six crewmen survived the crash but two later succumbed to exposure and drowned before being rescued. Despite the relative shallowness of the water, the aircraft was never recovered. http://pittsburgh.about.com/library/weekly/aa071800a.htm#

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Urban legends - Conspiracy theories - January 31 - 1956 - B-25 - Nellis Air Force Base - Nevada - Olmstead Air Force Base - Homestead, Pennsylvania - Exposure

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