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Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

“ The Big Little City,” also commonly know as the city of Pittsburgh, is one of the largest cites in the state of Pennsylvania. With over 144 square kilometers of land area, and approximately seven square kilometers of surface water (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania), the city of Pittsburgh is large by anyone’s standard. The city, which is located in western Pennsylvania, has a very diverse geography which sets it apart from many other cities in the United States. Pittsburgh and its suburbs are known for steep hillsides covered with buildings, streets which have steps for sidewalks, and sidewalks which are named streets. From the highest point in Allegheny County, 1,401 feet at River Hill in Forward Township, to the 710 foot normal pool level of the Ohio River at the Point in Pittsburgh, and down to the 682 foot elevation on the banks of the Ohio as it exits the County in the west, the elevation varies by a bit more than 700 feet (Allegheny). Other locations may have greater relief, but they are not as heavily urbanized; other cities may be more densely built, but they will tend to be on gentler terrain than the city of Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh also takes great pride in its three rivers. The city was formed at the point where the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers meet to form the Ohio River. It was at this point that the French and the British fought to try to control the area. In 1758, General John Forbes of the British army and his battalion of men went into battle and defeated the French at the junction of the three rivers (Pittsburgh Pennsylvania). After the battle had taken place, the destruction of the French Fort Duquesne had been authorized by Major George Washington in order to make room for a new ...

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