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Pee Dee

American  
[pee dee] / ˈpi ˈdi /

noun

  1. a river flowing through central North Carolina and NE South Carolina into the Atlantic. 435 miles (700 km) long.


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Near the Pee Dee River that runs through the Carolinas, George began working for a white landowner until, he recalls, a “hue and cry found me out.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control did not release the names of the people infected, stating only that they are adults, “one from the Lowcountry and one from the Pee Dee region.”

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2021

The Little Pee Dee was one of several rivers officials watched closely in the days following the storm.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2019

Follow the Pee Dee north into central North Carolina, and it’s fed by the Rocky river, which is fed by Richardson creek, which on Sunday night was fed way too much rainwater.

From The Guardian Sep. 21, 2018

Out in front of the Merrimack Pee Dee is the American flag.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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