Allegheny
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In 2012, a team of researchers investigating reports of synchronous fireflies stayed at their bed-and-breakfast in Kellettville, Pa., a small community surrounded by Allegheny National Forest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Kendra Sullivan was at her family’s cabin in the Allegheny Highlands region in late October “just planning on having a low-key country weekend.”
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
Allegheny County put $42.5 million into the build.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Where I’m from, everybody who is Black in our city has a reference point to the Allegheny County Jail, which is in the middle of Pittsburgh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
The two men struck out for the Allegheny River, planning to cross it on the ice.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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