the mon valley in sw pa how did it get the name??

Question

if you had to represent "mon valley" what comes to mind, example@pgh you think of the point, pirates, steelers, just wanted to know what mon valley would be...thanks

Answer 1

Well I thought it would be an easy search for an answer.
Ive always wondered the same thing, and just assumed it was an indian word. Heres what I was able to dig up:

“Monongahela” reportedly came from one of several interpretations or spellings of one or more American Indian (presumably Delaware) words such as “Mehmannauwinggelan”, “Menaungehilla”, or “Meh-non-ge-heh-lal” .

The most commonly quoted meaning appears to be “the river of falling banks.”

Answer 2

The Mon Valley is actually south of Pittsburgh, and represents a lot of ethnic communities which grew up around the steel mills (e.g. Donora, Monesson, California, Monongahela). The Monongahela River actually begins in West Virginia (Fairmont) and flows north (one of the few rivers in the world that does).

Answer 3

It was carved out by the MONongahela River.

Steel mills
Whiskey Rebellion
Homestead Strike