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The former Charleroi-Monessen Bridge. Named for the Monongahela River and the industrial German city of Essen, Monessen 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 ...
Charel Allen (born July 23, 1986) is an American former professional basketball guard and current coach. She played high school basketball at Monessen High School, where she was a two-time Pennsylvania Class A Player of the Year and finished her high school career as the fifth-leading scorer in state history.
Two papers were closed, [29] The Daily News in McKeesport, [30] and The Valley Independent in Monessen. [31] The remaining papers, in Pittsburgh, Greensburg, and Tarentum, became regional editions of a single title, the Tribune-Review. [32] Home delivery was reduced in some parts of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties. [29]
Antonio Ripepi – a former capo who controlled Monongahela Valley gambling, with his son-in-law John Bazzano, Jr.; he died in 2000. [90] Pasquale "Pat" Ferruccio – a former capo who operated in Canton-Stark County, Ohio area and the Akron-Summit County, Ohio area while paying tribute to the Cleveland family. [91] [43] In 1991, Ferruccio was ...
On August 7, 1968, a 15-year-old girl from Monongahela, Pennsylvania, died and a 15-year-old-girl from Monessen, Pennsylvania, fractured both wrists after falling 30 feet (9.1 m) from the ride when a bolt supporting one of the cages broke, causing the cage to collapse, dropping the girls to the ground. [172]
The Monongahela River valley was the site of a famous battle that was one of the first in the French and Indian War—the Braddock Expedition (May–July 1755). It resulted in a sharp defeat for two thousand British and Colonial forces against those of the French and their Native American allies.
Monongahela, [4] referred to locally as Mon City, is a third class city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,149 at the 2020 census. [ 5 ] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area , about 17 miles (27 km) south of Pittsburgh proper.
Allegheny Valley Railroad: Monongahela and Ohio Railroad: MGA: 1912 1933 Monongahela Railway: Monongahela River and Streets Run Railroad: PRR: 1892 1894 Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway: Monongahela Southern Railroad: 1897 1937 Union Railroad: Monongahela Valley Railroad: PRR: 1867 1870 Pittsburgh, Virginia and Charleston Railway