Thompson Run

Thompson Run is a stream in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania. Thompson Run is situated nearby to the village Turtle Creek, as well as near the neighborhood West Wilmerding.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kennywood and The Exterminator.

Kennywood

Theme park

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Kennywood is an amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh. The park opened on May 30, 1898, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family's Monongahela Street Railway. Kennywood is situated 2 miles southwest of Thompson Run.

The Exterminator

Roller coaster

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The Exterminator is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The coaster was manufactured by Reverchon Industries. The Exterminator is situated 2½ miles southwest of Thompson Run.

Port Perry Bridge

Bridge

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The Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Union Railroad across the Monongahela River between Duquesne, Pennsylvania and the former town site of Port Perry in North Versailles, Pennsylvania. Port Perry Bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Thompson Run.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chalfant and Port Perry.

Chalfant

Village

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Chalfant is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 748 at the 2020 census. The borough was named after the Chalfant family of early settlers.

Port Perry

Hamlet

Port Perry was a town along the Monongahela River near Braddock, Pennsylvania, and by the mouth of Turtle Creek. It disappeared by 1945, having been gradually replaced by railroad tracks serving the nearby Edgar Thomson Steel Works.

Wilkins Township

Village

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Wilkins Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,357 at the 2010 census. It is served by Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, the 43rd District of the Pennsylvania State Senate, and the 34th District of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. Wilkins Township is situated 1½ miles north of Thompson Run.

Thompson Run

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.40285° or 40° 24′ 10″ north

Longitude

-79.82755° or 79° 49′ 39″ west

Elevation

732 feet (223 metres)

Open location code

87G2C53C+4X

GeoNames ID

5215518

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