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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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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

A loose-knit group has placed about 15 more battle flags at prominent spots — including at the ends of bridges across the Dan River and atop a 150-foot pole looming over the highway.

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

Colonel Davie accompanied General Greene in his rapid retreat from the Catawba to the Dan River.

From Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical by Hunter, C. L.

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