`  To correct the above posts, I was born in ``lower`` or ``downtown`` Belle Vernon in 1948. Belle Vernon & North Belle Vernon are two seperate Boroughs of Fayette County, with their own Mayors, Borough Councils, Police & Volunteer Fire Departments.  Belle Vernon is the smaller Borough that lies primarily along the banks of the Mononghela River (some of Belle Vernon Borough extends to higher ground to the northeast). My house is in the picture for this article (the left-hand, white one, on the hilltop) and is still in Belle Vernon Borough).   `