Allegheny 501266 217629238 2008-06-06T22:11:03Z Cubbi 688327 /* See also */ + one more animal '''Allegheny''' (or its variants [[Allegany]] or Alleghany) is the name of several places, mainly in the eastern [[United States]]. The name derives from the [[Allegheny River]] of [[New York]] and [[Pennsylvania]] and originally comes from the [[Lenape]] (Delaware) Indian language. Its meaning is not definitively known, but has been translated as "fine river". ==Geological features== *[[Allegheny Mountains]], part of the [[Appalachian Mountains|Appalachian Mountain Range]], mostly in [[West Virginia]], but also extending into [[Pennsylvania]], [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]] **[[Allegheny Mountain (West Virginia, Virginia)]] **[[Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania, Maryland)]] **[[Little Allegheny Mountain]], Pennsylvania, Maryland **[[Back Allegheny Mountain]], West Virginia *[[Allegheny Plateau]], which terminates in the east at the Allegheny Mountains *[[Allegheny Front]], the escarpment delineating the eastern edge of the Allegheny Plateau and Mountains, separating them from the lower Ridge and Valley Appalachians ==Geographic features== *[[Alleghany, California]] *[[Allegany County, Maryland]] *[[Allegany County, New York]] *[[Alleghany County, North Carolina]] *[[Allegheny County, Pennsylvania]] *[[Alleghany County, Virginia]] *[[Allegheny, Pennsylvania]], a city annexed by the city of Pittsburgh in 1907 *[[Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania]] *[[Allegheny National Forest]], Pennsylvania *[[Allegheny National Recreation Area]], Pennsylvania *[[Allegheny Battlefield Historical Site]], on the West Virginia/Virginia mountain ==Public works== *[[Allegheny Mountain Tunnel]], a vehicular tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike *[[Allegheny Reservoir]] on the Allegheny River ==Trails== *[[Allegheny Trail]], a hiking trail in West Virginia *The [[Great Allegheny Passage]] (see also [[Allegheny Trail Alliance]]), including: **[[Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland]], a [[rail trail]] **[[Allegheny Highlands Trail of Pennsylvania]], a rail trail ==Organizations== *[[Allegheny College]], in Meadville, Pennsylvania *[[Alleghany Corp.]], a railroad holding company *[[Allegheny Airlines]], a forerunner of US Airways *[[Allegheny Foundation]], a charitable organization focused on western Pennsylvania *[[Allegheny Technologies]], a specialty metals company *[[Allegheny Energy]], a public utility (including its subsidiary Allegheny Power) *[[Allegheny (titular see)]], a Roman-Catholic titular see ==See also== *[[Allegany]] *[[2-6-6-6]], a locomotive of the "Allegheny class" *[[Allegheny woodrat]], a species of [[pack rat]] in the eastern US *[[Hellbender|Allegheny alligator]], a large [[salamander]] in the eastern US {{disambig}} [[de:Allegheny]] [[fr:Allegheny (homonymie)]] [[nl:Allegheny]] [[pl:Allegheny]] [[ru:Аллегейни]] [[fi:Allegheny]]