Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Washington County
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Monongahela is a town in Washington County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Facts
The city, which has about 4,760 inhabitants, covers an area of 5.5 km ².
The founding of Monongahela can be traced back to 1769. Thus, the city has been founded seven years before the founding of the United States in 1776 by the three men, William Nowland, Peter Froman and James Linne.
On 9 July 1755, the British were defeated by the French in the Battle of the Monongahela.
Monongahela is the seat of the Church of Jesus Christ ( Bickertoniten ).
Sons and daughters of the town
- Henrietta Leaver (1916-1993), ninth Miss America
- Jay Chattaway ( born 1946 ), composer of film scores
- Mitch Daniels ( b. 1949 ), politician and current governor of the state of Indiana
- Roland Kibbee (1914-1984), Writer
- Jim Renacci (born 1958 ), politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Location in Pennsylvania
- Location in North America
- Washington County ( Pennsylvania)