Chartiers Run (Allegheny River tributary)

Chartiers Run
Country United States
Physical characteristics
Main source 40°34′32″N 79°40′29″W / 40.5755556°N 79.6747222°W / 40.5755556; -79.6747222
River mouth 768 feet (234 m)
40°36′16″N 79°43′29″W / 40.6045108°N 79.7247701°W / 40.6045108; -79.7247701Coordinates: 40°36′16″N 79°43′29″W / 40.6045108°N 79.7247701°W / 40.6045108; -79.7247701
Basin features
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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