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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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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

“You know the thing with the Tennessee Valley river spill, and the same thing with the Dan River spill, a lot of that ash was never recovered,” Lisa Evans, a lawyer with Earthjustice, said.

From New York Times Sep. 21, 2018

His master, he said, traded his services to "Dan River Jim Scales" who "bossed" the teams between Augusta and Wadesboro which were owned by John Durham Scales and Dan River Jim Scales.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

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