Economic Geology of the Amity Quadrangle: Eastern Washington County, Pennsylvania (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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The features of greatest importance in the development of the region are the main valleys. Along them the principal settlements are situated, and they are also generally utilized for through lines of travel, both wagon roads and railroads. For instance, the valley of Chartiers Creek furnishes sites for the towns of Washington and Houston and a direct route for the branch of the Pittsburg, Cincin nati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad connecting with the city of Pittsburg. The valley of Peters Creek and part of that of Little Chartiers Creek are occupied by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for its route between Pittsburg and Wheeling by way of Washington.

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