Chartiers Run (Allegheny River)

Chartiers Run
Origin 40°34′32″N 79°40′29″W / 40.5755556°N 79.6747222°W / 40.5755556; -79.6747222
Mouth 40°36′16″N 79°43′29″W / 40.6045108°N 79.7247701°W / 40.6045108; -79.7247701
Basin countries United States
Mouth elevation 768 feet (234 meters)
River system Allegheny River

Chartiers Run is a tributary of the Allegheny River located in Westmoreland County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] It was named after Peter Chartier,[2] 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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