Mahoning Valley (geographic)

The Mahoning Valley is a geographic valley encompassing the area of northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania that drains into the Mahoning River. The Mahoning and Shenango rivers empty into the Beaver River, which empties into the Ohio River. The Mahoning River flows through Lawrence County and the Shenango River flows through Mercer County in Pennsylvania, and then the Mahoning River flows from Stark, Mahoning, Trumbull, and Portage counties in Ohio. The three main tributaries of the Mahoning River are Mosquito Creek, West Branch, and Eagle Creek, all in Ohio. It is often referred to by locals as the "Ho".

The Youngstown–Warren, OH-PA Combined Statistical Area is often called the Mahoning Valley.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About US". Steel Valley Voices: An Ethnic Community Archive. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

Further reading

  • Mahoning Valley Historical Society (Ohio) (1876). Historical collections of the Mahoning Valley: containing an account of the two pioneer reunions, together with a selection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the sale and settlement of the lands belonging to the Connecticut Land Company, and history and reminiscences, both general and local. Volume 1. Youngstown: Mahoning Valley Historical Society.
  • Butler, Joseph G. (1921). History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. Chicago: American Historical Society. Retrieved 2014-03-04.

Coordinates: 41°15′N 80°43′W / 41.250°N 80.717°W / 41.250; -80.717

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