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'''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
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