Porcupine River
Americannoun
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Relying on genetic testing and genealogy research, state troopers in Alaska confirmed that a skull found by the Porcupine River in 1997 was that of Mr. Sotherden.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023
Their parents hired a mountain guide, who searched for Gary Sotherden by canoeing up the Porcupine River in 1977.
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023
May, 1805.—We reached the mouth of a river flowing from the north, which, from the unusual number of porcupines near it, we called Porcupine River.
From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas
It is highly probable that the movement was by way of the Porcupine River.
From Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska by Stuck, Hudson
At three and one-half miles above Porcupine River, we reached some high timber on the north, and camped just above an old channel of the river, which is now dry.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Brooks, Noah
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