North across the Allegheny River lies a flat plane that stretches for about 3,000 yards to Monument Hill, named for the Civil War monument erected there. The hill stopped progress on the flats. The North Side began as a place across from Forts Duquesne and Pitt at the Point, where the Allegheny from the north meets the Monongahela River from the south to form the Ohio, which flows west to the great Mississippi. Continue reading...
