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Chartiers Run (Allegheny River tributary)

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Chartiers Run
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°34′32″N 79°40′29″W / 40.5755556°N 79.6747222°W / 40.5755556; -79.6747222
Mouth 
 • coordinates40°36′16″N 79°43′29″W / 40.6045108°N 79.7247701°W / 40.6045108; -79.7247701
 • elevation768 feet (234 m)
Basin features
River systemAllegheny River

Chartiers Run is a tributary of the Allegheny River located in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was named after Peter Chartier, a trapper of French and Native American parentage who established a trading post at the mouth of Chartiers Creek in 1743.

Course

Chartiers Run joins the Allegheny River at the city of Lower Burrell.

See also

References

  1. "Chartiers Run". Geographic Names Information System. 1979-08-02. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  2. Charles Augustus Hanna, The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania Traders on the Allegheny Path, Volume 1 The Wilderness Trail: Or, The Ventures and Adventures of the Pennsylvania Traders on the Allegheny Path, Putnam's sons, 1911

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