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Nolichucky

American  
[nol-i-chuhk-ee] / ˌnɒl ɪˈtʃʌk i /

noun

  1. a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing NW and W to the French Broad River. 150 miles (241 km) long.


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Swift-moving water from the Nolichucky river prevented boats from conducting rescues, and high winds prevented helicopter operations.

From BBC Sep. 29, 2024

“What I think is really cool and unique about the Nolichucky is that this is a natural river - there’s no dams,” he said.

From Washington Times Nov. 26, 2017

“What I think is really cool and unique about the Nolichucky is that this is a natural river — there’s no dams,” he said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 26, 2017

Sevier stayed in his home on the Nolichucky, to be thenceforth, while his life lasted, the leader in peace and war of his beloved mountaineers.

From The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 by Roosevelt, Theodore

The State of Frankland, or Land of the Free, was formed; and Nolichucky Jack was elevated to the office of Governor—with a yearly salary of two hundred mink skins.

From Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground by Skinner, Constance Lindsay

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