Tar River
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Yet Princeville, on the banks of the Tar River in eastern North Carolina, is one hurricane away from disaster.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022
For evidence, visit Princeville, N.C., a town of 2,000 on the Tar River.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2018
Jones says Hurricane Matthew’s floodwaters from the Tar River went around the 37-foot-high dike, rebuilt after Floyd.
From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2016
The Corps of Engineers says the dike protecting Princeville is no higher than it was in 1999, when the Tar River crested at 41.5 feet.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2016
With more than joy, they sailed down the Tar River, and stepped from under the rebel flag, to the deck of the Union steamer, over which proudly floated the Stars and Stripes.
From The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I by Wilder, Theodore
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