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Dan River

American  
[dahn riv-er, dan] / ˈdɑn ˈrɪv ər, ˈdæn /

noun

  1. a river in S Virginia and N North Carolina, flowing S and E to the Roanoke River. 180 miles (290 km) long.


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Danville has been desperate for jobs since the massive Dan River Mills moved its last textile operations overseas more than a decade ago.

From Washington Post Sep. 18, 2020

In places like Caswell County, residents have fallen further behind, said Shannon Moretz, program director of the Caswell Chapter of the Health Collaborative, which studies health disparities in the Dan River Region.

From Washington Times Sep. 13, 2020

In 2014, a break in a pond at Duke Energy’s plant in Eden, N.C., sent 27 million gallons of sludge into the Dan River.

From Salon Jan. 13, 2020

Four of the nine charges were related to the Dan River spill.

From New York Times Sep. 21, 2018

Nothing remained but to continue the retreat across the State to the border of Virginia, and there put the Dan River between him and his foe.

From Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

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