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Rostraver
Rostraver Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,374 at the 2020 census. History Rostraver Township is in the southwestern corner of Westmoreland County and is the location of the Household No. 1 Site, which was once occupied by a Monongahela village. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The name of the township has been traced back to Rostrevor, a seaside community in County Down, now in Northern Ireland. It is known that some of the early settlers, such as the McClains, came from County Down so it is surmised that they probably named their new community out of affection for the native village and spelled it phonetically as Rostraver Unfortunately, they neglected to leave to posterity any record of having done so. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 32.9 square miles (85.2 km2), of which 32.2 square miles (83.4 km2) is land an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
Belle Vernon is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It is situated along the Monongahela River abutting two other counties, Westmoreland to the north and Washington across the river. As of the 2020 census Belle Vernon had a population of 1,025. "Bellevernon", as it was originally spelled, was laid out in 1813 by Noah Speers in northwestern Fayette County. French for "beautiful green", this was the name chosen by both Noah Speers for his little community on the Monongahela River and later by his son Louis, who founded a town with nearly the same name just up the hill (North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania). Directly across the river lies the borough of Speers, anchoring the far side of the landmark I-70 bridge as the east bridge abutments lie in adjacent Rostraver Township. Geography Belle Vernon is located at (40.126936, -79.868285), nestled in the northwest corner of Fayette County, with abutting borders on Washington County, to the west across the river, and Westmorela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Forward Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,068 at the 2020 census. The township is named after Walter Forward, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1841 to 1843. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.92%, is water. The township includes the small Monongahela River community of Gallatin, Pennsylvania, the hometown of baseball record holder Ron Necciai. Government and Politics Neighboring communities Forward Township is the southernmost municipality in Allegheny County. It is bordered by Elizabeth Borough to the north, Elizabeth Township to the east, and Rostraver Township (in Westmoreland County) to the southeast. Forward Township is bordered across the Monongahela River by Carroll Township, the city of Monongahela (via the Monongahela City Bridge), and the borough of New Eagle, all to the south, and by Union Township to the we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 364,663. The county seat is Greensburg. Formed from, successively, Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the colony of Pennsylvania whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Allegheny Mountains. Westmoreland County originally included the present-day counties of Fayette, Washington, Greene, and parts of Beaver, Allegheny, Indiana, and Armstrong counties. It is named after Westmorland, a historic county of England. Westmoreland County is included in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Formed from Lancaster, Northumberland, and later Bedford counties, Westmoreland County was founded on February 26, 1773, and was the first county in the Pennsylvania colony whose entire territorial boundary was located west of the Alle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,972 at the 2020 census. Elizabeth Township (along with Pitt, Plum, Versailles, St. Clair, Moon, & Mifflin) was one of the original seven townships of Allegheny County. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.96%, is water. Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods Elizabeth Township has four land borders, including Lincoln to the north, Rostraver Township in Westmoreland County to the south, Forward Township to the west and southwest, and the borough of Elizabeth to the northwest. Across the Monongahela River to the northwest, a short segment of Elizabeth Township runs adjacent with Jefferson Hills. Across the Youghiogheny River to the west, six neighborhoods run adjacent with Elizabeth Township, including (from north to south) Versailles (with direct connection via Boston Bridge), White O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Vernon Bridge
The Belle Vernon Bridge, also called the Speers Bridge or Speers/Belle Vernon Bridge, carries Interstate 70 across the Monongahela River from Speers east to Rostraver Township in the state of Pennsylvania. Around 1951 it replaced an earlier low-level bridge, which connected Pennsylvania Route 88 via State Street with Pennsylvania Route 906 at the I-70 east ramps, just to the south of the current bridge. The old bridge carried Legislative Route 118 and Pennsylvania Route 71 until those were moved to the new bridge when it opened. History The new bridge was authorized by President Truman on 22 June 1946. Incidents Trolley services were disrupted when a girder for the new bridge fell, severing the wires in 1951. Several people were injured by flying debris when one of the supports for the previous bridge was demolished by blasting in 1955. See also * List of crossings of the Monongahela River References External links Photos of the old and new bridges {{Crossings navbox , str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speers, Pennsylvania
Speers is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough that is located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,087 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the Borough of Speers has a total area of , of which is land and (11.01%) is water. Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods Speers has four land borders: with Dunlevy, Pennsylvania, Dunlevy to the southeast, Long Branch, Pennsylvania, Long Branch to the south-southeast, Twilight, Pennsylvania, Twilight from the south to the west, and Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Charleroi to the northwest. Across the Monongahela River, Speers runs adjacent with Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Rostraver in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County and Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, Belle Vernon in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Fayette County, the former connected by the Belle Vernon Bridge over Interstate 70 in Pennsylvania, I-70. Demographics A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Charleroi ( ) is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River, 21 miles south of Pittsburgh. Charleroi was settled by Walloons in 1890 and incorporated in 1891. The 2020 census recorded a population of 4,210. There has been a large-scale cessation of industrial activities in the region. The decrease in the population is associated with the decline of regional heavy and medium industries, especially the steel-making industry, all once fed by the cheap transportation on the Monongahela River which extends from upstream of Charleroi well into northern West Virginia and north & downstream past McKeesport to the mouth of the Monongahela at Pittsburgh. Colloquially, the stretch from Charleroi north to McKeesport (historically because of press coverage of High School sports leagues), is known as the "Mon Valley"; or by some speakers (politicians, reporters and weathermen), the school-league-term has long been extended to mean from the river mouth to northern We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monessen, Pennsylvania
Monessen is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,876 at the 2020 census. In 1940, 20,257 people lived there. In 1990 the population was 13,026. Monessen is the southwestern-most municipality of Westmoreland County. Steel-making was a prominent industry in Monessen, which was a Rust Belt borough in the " Mon Valley" of southwestern Pennsylvania that became a third-class city in 1921. Monessen is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, as well as the Laurel Highlands. History Monessen, named for the Monongahela River and the industrial German city of Essen, was created by land speculators fairly late in the history of the Mon Valley, after neighboring towns had already been settled. The East Side Land Company bought land from various farmers, laid out the streets, and then sold the lots to prospective residents and employers. James M. Schoonmaker, who had made his fortune in coke, owned a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donora, Pennsylvania
Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately south of Pittsburgh on the Monongahela River. Donora was incorporated in 1901. It got its name from a combination of William Donner and Nora Mellon, banker Andrew W. Mellon's wife. The borough's nickname is "The Home of Champions", mainly because of the large number of famous athletes who have called Donora their home, including Baseball Hall of Fame outfielders Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Jr. Agriculture, coal-mining, steel-making, wire-making, and other industries were conducted in Donora early in its history. In 1910, 8,174 people lived in Donora; in 1920, 14,131; and in 1940, 13,180. According to U.S. census figures, the population was 4,781 in 2010 and 4,558 in 2020. Donora is a Rust Belt location which has lost most of its industrial capacity. It is in the "Mon valley", downriver from Charleroi and upstream of Braddock. History In 1794, the Whiskey Insurrectionists held several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Newton, Pennsylvania
West Newton, located southeast of Pittsburgh, is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Formerly, the manufacture of radiators and boilers were the chief industries. The population was 2,633 at the 2010 census. History The town traces its roots to 1788, when a group of American pioneers to the Northwest Territory led by Gen. Rufus Putnam traveled overland from Massachusetts and stopped at this location to build boats. They then set out down the Youghiogheny River to the Monogahela and Ohio Rivers, ending their journey and founding the town of Marietta, Ohio. Former names of the town are Simeral's Ferry (also, Sumrill's Ferry), Oswegly (Sewickley) Old Town, and Robbstown. Eighteen miners lost their lives in West Newton in 1901 at the Port Royal Mine. The Dick Building and Plumer House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Like many pioneer towns in Western Pennsylvania, West Newton earned its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Washington Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,889 at the 2020 census, down from 3,902 at the 2010 census. Arnold City, Fairhope, Lynnwood, Gillespie, Naomi and Brownstown are communities in the township. History A significant part of the prehistory of Washington Township is the Locus 7 Site, located north of Fayette City, where it is believed that members of the Monongahela tribe may have lived as far back as AD 600. Washington Township is an original Fayette County township, created from Rostraver Township when Fayette County was erected from Westmoreland County in 1783. It originally included Perry and Jefferson townships. Washington Township's most prominent historical figure is Colonel Edward Cook. Settling in what was then Westmoreland County, he was granted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Township (Pennsylvania)
Under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a township is the lowest level of municipal incorporation of government. All of Pennsylvania's community, communities outside of incorporated local government in Pennsylvania#City, cities, borough (Pennsylvania), boroughs, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania#History, one town has been incorporated into a township which serves as the legal entity providing local self-government functions. In general, townships in Pennsylvania encompass larger land areas than other Municipality, municipalities, and tend to be located in suburban, exurban, or rural parts of the commonwealth. As with other incorporated municipalities in Pennsylvania, townships exist within local government in Pennsylvania#County, counties and are subordinate to or dependent upon the county level of government. History The creation of townships within Pennsylvania dates to the seventeenth century and the colonial period. Much of the province of Pennsylvania was occupied by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
