Land Grant
John Ormsby received a land grant from George III in 1763 for 3,000 acres (12 km2) along the south shore of the Monongahela River, in return for his military service. Present-day communities that now occupy the land grant include South Side Flats, South Side Slopes, Mount Oliver, and Carrick.
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