Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
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 5th Avenue, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
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| Official name: Borough of Coraopolis | ||
| Origin of name: Koreopolis, Greek for "Maiden city" | ||
| Nickname: Cory | ||
| Country | United States | |
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| State | Pennsylvania | |
| County | Allegheny | |
| Coordinates | 40°30′56.94″N 80°9′46.05″W / 40.5158167°N 80.1627917°WCoordinates: 40°30′56.94″N 80°9′46.05″W / 40.5158167°N 80.1627917°W | |
| Population | 5,677 (2010) | |
| Settled in 1773 | Incorporated in 1886 | |
| Mayor | Anthony Celeste
Borough Council President Robb J. Cardimen |
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| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP code | 15108 | |
| Area code | 412 | |
| School District | Cornell | |
 Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania
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| Website: Coraopolis | ||
Borough Council President Robb J. Cardimen
Coraopolis /koʊrɪˈɒplᵻs/ is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,677 at the 2010 census. In 1940 the population peaked at 11,086. It is a small community located to the west of Pittsburgh, along the Ohio River and to the east of the Pittsburgh International Airport. The borough is noted for its steep topography, numerous brick streets and many large, old homes. The American Bridge Company is headquartered in Coraopolis, and Dick's Sporting Goods is headquartered in nearby Findlay Township.
On April 3, 1769, Andrew Montour, an Indian interpreter who had provided service to English settlers during the French and Indian War, was granted a land patent for approximately 350 acres (1.4 km2) of what would later become the borough of Coraopolis and Neville Island. It is a matter of uncertainty whether he ever lived upon this tract, and highly probable that his residence was not long. The first permanent white settler in Coraopolis was Capt. Robert Vance, who settled in the vicinity of Montour's tract around 1773, just prior to the beginning of the American Revolution. Vance, a Virginian, had been a member of the regiment commanded by George Washington at the Braddock expedition during the French and Indian War. For the protection of himself and his neighbors, of whom several arrived within a few years, Vance had a log built with a stone blockhouse to protect the area against Indian raids. This was known as Vance Fort (or Fort Vance). The site of the fort was around present-day Broadway and Chestnut streets, near Second Avenue. Over time the community grew and developed, and it became known as Middletown in the 1800s, because it was situated midway between Pittsburgh and Beaver, Pennsylvania.
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