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On March 17 and 18, 1936, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, witnessed the worst flood in its history when flood levels peaked at 46 feet (14 m). This flood became known as The Great St. Patrick’s Day flood, and also affected other areas of the Mid-Atlantic on both sides of the Eastern Continental Divide .
Mary River may refer to: Mary River (Northern Territory), Australia; Mary River (Queensland), Australia Mary River cod, an endangered freshwater fish; Mary River turtle, endemic to the Mary River in Queensland; Mary River (Western Australia), Australia; Mary River (Nunavut), Canada Mary River Mine, an iron ore mine; Mary River (Alaska), United ...
The Port of Pittsburgh Commission is a government agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that manages the Port of Pittsburgh, which is the second-largest inland port in the United States. [3] Pittsburgh's port ranks as the 26th largest port in the United States overall, with almost 27 million short tons of river cargo for 2015. The port ...
An estimated 300 to 350 homes along the Potomac River in Washington County were “wholly or partially flooded.” Edison power plant in Williamsport, Maryland, after the March 18, 1936 flood ...
The section of the city west of the Monongahela River and Youghiogheny River confluence is bordered by the Borough of Port Vue to the south and the Borough of Glassport to the southwest. The City of Duquesne is located north across the Monongahela River, connected by the McKeesport–Duquesne Bridge , as is Dravosburg and West Mifflin ...
Mary and John was a 400-ton ship that is known to have sailed between England and the American colonies four times from 1607 to 1634. Named in tribute to John and Mary Winthrop [ 2 ] she was captained by Robert Davies and owned by Roger Ludlow (1590–1664), one of the assistants of the Massachusetts Bay Colony . [ 3 ]
The Allegheny Portage Railroad was the first railroad constructed through the Allegheny Mountains in central Pennsylvania.It operated from 1834 to 1854 as the first transportation infrastructure through the gaps of the Allegheny that connected the midwest to the eastern seaboard across the barrier range of the Allegheny Front.
A new true crime podcast is investigating an Ohio cold case with ties to Columbus. "Mary & Bill: An Ohio Cold Case" explores the 1970 Columbus murder of couple Mary Petry and William (Bill) Sproat ...