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Scioto

American  
[sahy-oh-tuh, -toh] / saɪˈoʊ tə, -toʊ /

noun

  1. a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.


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A wooden replica of the Santa Maria was docked on the Scioto River near City Hall for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Police began evacuating a several-block area west of downtown shortly after 7 a.m. and closed off several highway exits near the Scioto River.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

The Americans gained their revenge in 1931 at Scioto Country Club, Ohio - the course that Nicklaus would learn to play on in the 1950s - with a thumping 9-3 win.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2021

Over the next few weeks, she asked Scioto County Children Services several times about Dylan, but received only terse replies saying she was no longer privy to that information.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2019

CHILLICOTHE, a city and the county-seat of Ross county, Ohio, U.S.A., on the W. bank of the Scioto river, on the Ohio & Erie Canal, about 50 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" by Various

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