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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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Robinson received a text from Hanson asking her “to start your day at the Board of Education” instead of Cahaba Heights.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024

She had not spoken publicly since she was escorted out of Cahaba Heights Elementary in February.

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

About ten days after my arrival at Macon prison, a Confederate captain, with two men as guard, came to that prison with an order for me to return to Cahaba.

From History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens by George Washington Williams

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