Can you name this town on the Monongahela River? Photo: Ryan Deto/Axios
👋 Ryan here. I took this picture on a recent flight home because the curve in the river looked beautiful.
Context: The Pittsburgh region is dotted with Rust Belt towns along its rivers, many of which were built by industry over 100 years ago, and have since fallen on harder times.
🏭 Can you guess which town is in the foreground? The view is looking south, upriver. Here are some more clues.
It sits on the Monongahela River.
The town is infamous for an air pollution disaster in 1948.
Birthplace of Hall of Fame baseball players Ken Griffey Jr. and Stan Musial.
