A Very Short History of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Quarterly
A Very Short History of Pittsburgh For Pittsburgh, geography and geology have been destiny. August 25, 2008 Geography comes first. Close upon the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, one gets a sense of westward flowing waters, but a map of Western Pennsylvania shows the Allegheny flowing south and the Monongahela north, almost at right angles to the Ohio. A fourth river, the Potomac, comes into play by bringing the coast of Virginia close to the Monongahela and allowing for some tough navigation to connect Pittsburgh with the Atlantic Ocea...
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