Point Marion, Pennsylvania
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Point Marion is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located less than one mile north of West Virginia at the confluence of the Monongahela and Cheat rivers. Approximately
Downtown (2026)
Aerial view of Point Marion Pennsylvania
Penn Street in downtown Point Marion
Sign honoring local historical figure Albert Gallatin
Point Marion Lock and Dam
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Point Marion Lock and Dam, previously known as Lock and Dam Number 8, is one of nine navigational structures on the Monongahela River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Fairmont, West Virginia. Main
Point Marion, Pennsylvania
…Lake was created, and the power station began operation in 1926. The dam itself is 1,000 feet long and 125 feet high. Also in 1926, a new and advanced Point Marion Lock and Dam was opened on the Monongahela River, which operates to this day. In 1930 Albert Gallatin Memorial Bridge was built. Designed in Kansas City and constructed…
Looking downstream at Point Marion Lock and Dam.
Point Marion Lock and Dam Entrance, with the Fort Martin Power Station in the distance.