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Rappahannock

American  
[rap-uh-han-uhk] / ˌræp əˈhæn ək /

noun

  1. a river flowing SE from N Virginia into the Chesapeake Bay: Civil War battle 1863. 185 miles (300 km) long.


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He was held without bond at the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford, Va., according to inmate records.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2024

The Northern Neck is a peninsula, bordered by the Potomac River to the north and the Rappahannock River to the south.

From Washington Times Aug. 29, 2023

“I’ve also played Cardinal Bellarmine in James Reston’s ‘Galileo’s Torch,’ and General John Belle Hood in James Reston’s ‘Sherman, the Peacemaker’ in an open-air theatre also in Rappahannock County,” he continued.

From Washington Times May 4, 2023

“This property has been rescued, and now a sacred piece of property can be returned to our tribe and remain as an iconic feature of the Rappahannock River,” said Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson.

From Washington Post Jan. 20, 2023

The top half of Virginia is bisected by the Rappahannock River, which meanders from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the north and empties into Chesapeake Bay.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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