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In this presentation, I will tell you a little bit about the town that I grew up in, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Here is a little bit about the history of Pittsburgh.

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The history of Pittsburgh began with centuries of Native American civilization in the modern Pittsburgh region.

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Eventually, French and British explorers encountered the strategic confluence

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where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio,

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which leads to the Mississippi River. All of these rivers were great for trading and bringing

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in industrial goods to the city of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh truly prides themselves on their

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sports teams. Our football team is the Pittsburgh Steelers, our baseball team is the Pittsburgh

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Pirates, and our hockey team is the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pittsburgh Steelers football team

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has won six Super Bowls. The Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team has won five World Series

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and the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team has won four Stanley Cups making it a great city to live

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in if you love sports. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is along the east coast of the United States.

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It is surrounded by New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, and Delaware.

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Pennsylvania geography is made up of mountain ranges coming from the Appalachian Mountains,

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three rivers, the Allegheny, Ohio, and Monongahela, and lots of great wildlife.

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The great thing about Pittsburgh is that you can drive a few hours and go skiing, be at the beach, and enjoy lots of outdoor activities.

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I will now tell you about some things that make Pittsburgh famous.

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I'll start by talking about the bridges. The bridges of Pittsburgh play an important role in the city's transportation system.

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Without the bridges, the Pittsburgh region would be a series of fragmented valleys, hillsides, river plains, and isolated communities.

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Pittsburgh is known as the City of Bridges.

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Next, I will tell you about Kennywood.

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Kennywood is Pittsburgh's most famous attraction park, with lots of old wooden roller coasters.

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Finally, I will tell you about the Heinz Company.

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I'm sure you're familiar with Heinz Ketchup.

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Well, guess what? That comes from Pittsburgh.

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Pittsburgh also has lots of museums, universities, hospitals, parks, great food, and as I mentioned before, great sports teams.

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Some universities include Carnegie Mellon University, Point Park University, Robert Morris University, and the University of Pittsburgh.

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Pittsburgh is famous for lots of foods. The first one, as you can see, is Iron City beer, which is brewed right in the city.

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The second one is a classic ham sandwich. The third one is a Primani's Brother sandwich, which includes meat and french fries between two big pieces of bread.

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The fourth, as mentioned before, is Heinz Ketchup.

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The fifth one is a Klondike Bar, which has vanilla ice cream in the middle and chocolate coated on the outside.

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And the sixth is a Clark Candy Bar.

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If you ever get the chance, visit Pittsburgh.