Girtys Run
Tributary of the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Girty (disambiguation).
Girty's Run is a tributary of the Allegheny River located in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]
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Girty's Run | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Allegheny |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 40.5664568°N 80.0358894°W / 40.5664568; -80.0358894 |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 40.4784022°N 79.9686637°W / 40.4784022; -79.9686637 |
• elevation | 738 ft (225 m) |
Basin size | 13.4 m2 |
Basin features | |
River system | Allegheny River |
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The creek is named after the Girty family who settled in the area. Some sources claim it was named for John Girty.[2] Others claim it was named for Thomas Girty,[3] brother of the famous renegade Simon Girty. However, most scholarly investigations concluded that the stream was named for Simon Girty, son of Simon Girty the Elder.[4]