French Broad
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the aftermath, buildings, railroad cars, and trees lining the French Broad River in the town’s center were completely turned upside down.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Charlie Chang said his feet were on the backpack he plucked from the French Broad River and placed in his kayak Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
She was still in her sleeping bag near the banks of the French Broad River.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2017
When we flew over Asheville, set squarely in the middle of the French Broad River Valley, I could see just a few tall buildings, most dating to the 1920s, sprout from the compact downtown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2015
This mound is situated three hundred and fifty yards from the French Broad River, on the farm of Mr. William Harris.
From Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 by Holmes, William Henry
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