The Rachel Carson Trail is a 45.7-mile (73.5 km) hiking trail in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its western terminus is in the suburban North Park district in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and its eastern terminus is in Harrison Hills Park along the Allegheny River, near the town of Freeport. The trail is maintained by the Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy.
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The Donald R. Lobaugh Bridge is a cantilever bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between Buffalo and Allegheny townships in Pennsylvania.
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Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Allegheny River in Armstrong and Butler counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Buffalo Creek joins the Allegheny River at the borough of Freeport.
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Harrison Hills Park is a 500-acre county park in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a part of the county's 12,000-acre network of nine distinct parks.
It is situated 24 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Harrison Township. The park features an overlook of the Allegheny River and offers walking, hiking, and bridle trails. The Harrison Hills Park Environmental Learning Center is open on weekends.
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Rachel Carson Run is a 1.4-mile long tributary of the Allegheny River located in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Rachel Carson Run flows through Harrison Hills Park and joins the Allegheny River within Harrison Township.
The stream is named after ecologist Rachel Carson.
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Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated along the Allegheny River in the southwestern corner of the county. The population was 1,736 at the 2020 census.