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The '''Rivanna River''' is about 50 miles long and a tributary of the [[James River]] at [[Columbia]]. | The '''Rivanna River''' is about 50 miles long and a tributary of the [[James River]] at [[Columbia]]. | ||
Long designated as the North Branch of the James, the North Branch takes its name from "River Anne", to honor Queen Anne (1665-1714), then monarch of England, and so of the Virginia Colony as well. | |||
<ref>[http://rivannariver.org/documents/RCS-Rivanna-River-History.pdf Rivanna River History] [[Rivanna Conservation Society]], retrieved 12 Jun 2009</ref> | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivanna_River wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivanna_River wikipedia] | ||
*[http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/schwartz/vhill/rivanna.html A Brief History of the Rivanna River] Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia | |||
[[Category:Rivanna River Watershed]] | [[Category:Rivanna River Watershed]] | ||
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The Rivanna River is about 50 miles long and a tributary of the James River at Columbia.
Long designated as the North Branch of the James, the North Branch takes its name from "River Anne", to honor Queen Anne (1665-1714), then monarch of England, and so of the Virginia Colony as well. [1]
References
- ↑ Rivanna River History Rivanna Conservation Society, retrieved 12 Jun 2009
External links
- wikipedia
- A Brief History of the Rivanna River Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia