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6 dagen geleden · 375 [2] The Chesapeake Bay ( / ˈtʃɛsəpiːk / CHESS-ə-peek) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and the state of Delaware. The ...
1 dag geleden · The Lenape's territory ended somewhere between the Delaware River in the east and the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. The Susquehannock , who spoke an Iroquoian language , were based in Western Pennsylvania from New York state in the north to West Virginia in the southwest that included the Susquehanna River to the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers near present-day Pittsburgh . [17]
1 dag geleden · This is the design height of the flood protection works anround Sunbury. 34 - Most areas adjacent to the river, which are not protected by the flood wall and levee system, are affected by high water. Catasrophic flooding occurs in some of these areas. 32 - Widespread flooding occurs in areas not protected by the flood wall and levee system.
5 dagen geleden · The bridge crosses the Susquehanna River between York and Lancaster, Pennsylvania, approximately 50 miles west of Philadelphia and 50 miles north of Baltimore. The current bridge was opened in 1930, and it is the fifth generation bridge at what is one of the most important and eventful river crossings in the early United States.
6 dagen geleden · From Phase I Archaeological Survey Report for the Susquehanna River Bridge Replacement Project, January 1992 Principal Investigator: Gary F. Coppock . The Early Years, 1794 – 1900: The land on which the Borough of Susquehanna is situated was originally part of the Drinker Tract, purchased by Henry Drinker in 1794.
3 dagen geleden · I just saw this thread. I grew up along the Susquehanna River, first in Harrisburg and then on its western shore in Cumberland County. The river (north branch) starts well into New York State and is the main tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in MD. So, the river has a connection to three states. Another name could/would be Susquehannock.
3 dagen geleden · In Rigvedic Sanskrit, danu (दनु) means "fluid, dewdrop" and danuja (दनु-ज) means "born from danu " or "born from dew-drops". In Avestan, the same word means "river". The Finnish word for Danube is Tonava, which is most likely derived from the name of the river in German, Donau. Its Sámi name Deatnu means "Great River".
