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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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Robinson, 62, graduated from Dan River High in 1978.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022

The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office confirmed late Monday that searchers recovered the body of Teresa Villano, 35, in the Dan River near the Draper Boat Landing.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2021

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

When the British got across there was a race for the Dan River on the borders of Virginia.

From The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman