Confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Keystone View Company

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1905

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This image depicts the convergence point of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The area possesses much history surrounding the rivers, having been the site where a young George Washington fought the French for control of the rivers during the French and Indian War. The city of Pittsburgh, which lies on the banks of the confluence, became a major boatbuilding hub for explorers wanting to venture west on the Ohio River, with the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers becoming major Westward thoroughfares. The rivers were also essential to the development of Pittsburgh and its industries, acting as transportation networks that were heavily used for shipping steel, coal, and other industrial materials and goods.

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