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Cahaba

American  
[kuh-hah-buh, -haw-] / kəˈhɑ bə, -ˈhɔ- /
Also Cahawba

noun

  1. a river in N central Alabama, flowing S to the Alabama River. 191 miles (307 km) long.


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Meanwhile, on March 13, Dressback emailed Freeman asking to be reinstated to her position at Cahaba Heights, immediately.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

Then, over the objections of many in the audience who demanded a chance to comment before a vote was taken, the board officially transferred Dressback from Cahaba Heights Elementary to the alternative school.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

That strategy has been employed by Dr. John B. Waits, CEO of Cahaba Medical Care, which has 17 clinics in underserved communities in Alabama.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2021

John, I believed you researched this: We decided to do a float down the Little Cahaba River, which is just outside of Birmingham, Ala. We got these inner tubes and we floated down this river.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2018

Reaching his home at Cahaba, Ala., on the 17th of April, he died the following day, and his remains were buried on his plantation, known as the "Pine Hills."

From Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis by Poore, Benjamin Perley

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