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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

For Ed Crump, a ruthless, rawhiding, ramrodding political boss, is also a dramatic figure molded in the fighting Tennessee tradition of Andy Jackson, Sam Houston, and Nolichucky Jack Sevier�and thousands of Tennesseans love him.

From Time Magazine Archive

He built a rambling, one-story house on the Nolichucky Creek, a branch of the French Broad River.

From Stories of Later American History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk

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