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Definition of Allegheny mountains
1. Noun. The western part of the Appalachian Mountains; extending from northern Pennsylvania to southwestern Virginia.
Group relationships: Keystone State, Pa, Pennsylvania, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, Va, Virginia, Mountain State, West Virginia, Wv, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians
Generic synonyms: Chain, Chain Of Mountains, Mountain Chain, Mountain Range, Range, Range Of Mountains
Lexicographical Neighbors of Allegheny Mountains
Literary usage of Allegheny mountains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1886)
"... that many large tracts of land lying west of the allegheny mountains which
were granted by the Commonwealth before the first day of April, 1881, ..."
2. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1904)
"... of inhabitants — A musical and social judge — Departure in the stage — The
allegheny mountains — Somerset — Good inn — A murder — visit to the gaol. ..."
3. Nuttall's Journal of Travels Into the Arkansa Territory October 2, 1818 by Thomas Nuttall, Thomas Hulme, Reuben Gold Thwaites (1904)
"... of inhabitants — A musical and social judge — Departure in the stage — The
allegheny mountains — Somerset — Good inn — A murder — visit to the gaol. ..."
4. The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies by Antonio de Alcedo, George Alexander Thompson (1814)
"... and is three leagues \. of Santa Fé. Laurel Thickets, in the Allegheny
Mountains ; runs n. and empties opposite to Laurel Creek. ..."
5. Plant Life of Alabama: An Account of the Distribution, Modes of Association by Charles Mohr (1901)
"The gradual descent of the allegheny mountains to the Coastal plain rendered the
influx of plants from the north and east easy. The oldest types flourishing ..."
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