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Monongahela River
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Monongahela River

River, northern West Virginia, U.S. It flows north past Morgantown into Pennsylvania and joins the Allegheny River at Pittsburgh to form the Ohio River, after a total course of 128 mi (206 km). In its upper reaches it is used for hydroelectric power. Made navigable by means of locks for 106 mi (170 km), it serves as a major barge route.



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When steelworkers at the Carnegie plant at Homestead on the Mon River protested a cut in wages, Henry Clay Frick closed the plant.
 
 
 
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