Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA is a municipality and its address is Ohiopyle, Fayette, Pennsylvania USA, located at latitude 39.868130, longitude -79.492929.
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Ohiopyle is a borough (Pennsylvania) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania
The first known group of people to inhabit the Ohiopyle area were the Monongahela, a clan of the Mound Builders. These Native Americans disappeared from the scene just as European colonists were beginning to arrive in North America. As the east coast was settled, the Native Americans who lived closer to the Atlantic Ocean were exterminated or forced to flee to the west. Various tribes inhabited the Ohiopyle area at this time, preceding their ultimate removal following the French and Indian War. One of the few remnants of American Indian culture that can be found in the area is in the name. "Ohiopyle" (Ohio-pile) is thought to have been derived from the American Indian word ohiopehhla which means white frothy water.
