Wateree
[waw-tuh-ree, wot-uh-]
- a river in South Carolina, the lower portion of the Catawba River, joining with the Congaree River to form the Santee River.Compare Catawba(def 2).
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After we had eaten, we set out (with our new Guide) for the Wateree Indians.
A New Voyage to CarolinaJohn Lawson
From this point he was to descend the Wateree in quest of our partisan.
The Life of Francis MarionWilliam Gilmore Simms
On hearing of the disaster which had befallen Gates, Sumpter began to retreat up the south side of the Wateree.
The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5)John Marshall
I come to Winnsboro dis mornin' from way 'cross Wateree, where I live now 'mongst de bull-frogs and skeeters.
We crossed the Wateree river in a small boat with much difficulty.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach