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Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Former city in Pennsylvania, United States
This article is about the former Pennsylvania city.
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For other uses, see Allegheny, Pennsylvania (disambiguation).
Former city in Pennsylvania, United States
Allegheny City was a municipality that existed in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from until it was annexed by Pittsburgh in It was located north across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh, with its southwest border formed by the Ohio River, and is known today as the North Side.
The city's waterfront district, along the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, became Pittsburgh's North Shore neighborhood.
The area of Allegheny City included the present Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Allegheny Center, Allegheny West, Brighton Heights, California-Kirkbride, Central Northside, Chateau, East Allegheny, Fineview, Manchester, Marshall-Shadeland, North Shore, Perry South, Spring Hill–City View, and Troy Hill; most of Perry North; and parts of Northview Heights and Spri