Susquehanna
[suhs-kwuh-han-uh]
- a river flowing S from central New York through E Pennsylvania and NE Maryland into Chesapeake Bay. 444 miles (715 km) long.
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Contemporary Examples
Four years earlier, high-school distance running phenomenon Mary Wazeter jumped off a railway bridge over the Susquehanna River.
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February 3, 2014
Historical Examples
All was silent, excepting the low murmuring of the Susquehanna rolling by.
The Forest KingHervey Keyes
Wyoming contained eight townships, each containing a square of five miles, beautifully situated on both sides of the Susquehanna.
You have noticed how the road gradually rises from Susquehanna Avenue.
Hester's CounterpartJean K. Baird
She also recollects that it was on the Susquehanna River that they lived.
The Myths of the North American IndiansLewis Spence
I will endeavor to show that that will be on the Susquehanna.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)Thomas Hart Benton
Susquehanna
- a river in the eastern US, rising in Otsego Lake and flowing generally south to Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace: the longest river in the eastern US. Length: 714 km (444 miles)
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