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Cane River (other)
Cane River is a river formed from a portion of the Red River that is located in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. Cane River may also refer to: Rivers * Cane River (Jamaica) * Cane River (North Carolina), United States * Cane River (Western Australia), in the Pilbara region Other uses * Cane River, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in Yancey County * ''Cane River'' (novel), a 2001 historical novel by Lalita Tademy * ''Cane River'' (film), a 1982 film by Horace B. Jenkins See also * Cane (other) * Cane River Lake Cane River Lake (french: Lac de la rivière aux Cannes) is a 35 mi (56 km) oxbow lake formed from a portion of the Red River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It runs throughout the Natchitoches' historic district t ..., a lake formed from a portion of the Red River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana * Cane Creek (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River
Cane River (''Rivière aux Cannes'') is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 formed from a portion of the Red River that is located in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. In the 19th and 20th centuries, it has been best known as the site of a historic ''Creole de couleur'' (multiracial) culture that has centers upon the National Historic Landmark Melrose Plantation Melrose Plantation, also known as Yucca Plantation, is a National Historic Landmark located in the unincorporated community of Melrose in Natchitoches Parish in north central Louisiana. This is one of the largest plantations in the United State ... and nearby St. Augustine Church. In 1836 the Red River shifted to the eastward channel which was called the "Rigolette de Bon Dieu".N. Philip Norman. "The Red River of the South". ''Louisiana Historical Quarterly.'' v. 25. (April 1942), no. 2. p. 397. References {{authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River (Jamaica)
The Cane River rises at twin sources in the vicinity of Derby Peak in eastern Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica from where it flows south to the Caribbean Sea. See also *List of rivers of Jamaica This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast * South Negril River **Unnamed *Middle River **Unnamed **Unnamed *North Negril River *Orange River ... References GEOnet Names Server *Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).''The Handbook of Jamaica.'' Jamaica Government Printing Office External linksAerial view of the twin sources of the Cane River {{Rivers of Jamaica River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River (North Carolina)
The Cane River is a river in Yancey County, North Carolina. It originates from the confluence of Beech Nursery Creek, off the western slope of Mount Mitchell, and Blue Sea Creek, off the northeastern slope of Blackstock Knob, in the Black Mountains. A tributary in the French Broad River basin, it flows northward to join the North Toe River, forming the Nolichucky River. Dams The Cane River had one dam that existed, from 1908 to 2016, named the Cane River Dam. The reinforced concrete structure was tall and spanned wide, constructed to provide hydroelectric power for Yancey County. In 1940, a flood submerged the dam’s powerhouse and in the 1950s the reservoir was drained as the dams' structural integrity declined. By the 1970s, another significant flood caused a partial breech. In 2008, the Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development, in conjunction with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, began disassembling the dam and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River (Western Australia)
The Cane River is a river in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise west of the Hamersley Range. The river flows in a north-westerly direction through the Cane River Conservation Park and over the Onslow Coastal Plain then discharges into the Indian Ocean near Yardie Landing approximately north-east of Onslow. The river is considered to be dendritic with no major tributaries; numerous wells exist within the catchment area. The river has one large permanent pool, Jabaddar Pool, which is located downstream from the North West Coastal Highway. The mouth of the river is a largely unmodified estuary that works as a function of tidal energy. The estuary covers a total area of that is mostly saltmarsh but with a small colony of mangroves. The river was named in 1866 by the explorer Harry Venn, who later was a member of the Forrest Ministry. He named the river after Charles Cane, a member of Venn's expedition. The waters have an average salinity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River, North Carolina
Cane River is an unincorporated community in Yancey County, North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ..., United States. It is located west of Burnsville, at the intersection of U.S. Routes 19, 19E and 19W, along the Cane River. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Yancey County, North Carolina Unincorporated communities in North Carolina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River (novel)
''Cane River'' is a 2001 family saga by Lalita Tademy. It was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection. Beginning with her great-great-great-great grandmother, Elizabeth a slave owned by a Creole family, Lalita Tademy’s historical fiction novel chronicles four generations of strong, determined black women as they battle injustice to unite their family and forge success on their own terms. They are women whose lives begin in slavery, who weather the Civil War, and who grapple with contradictions of emancipation, Jim Crow, and the pre-Civil Rights South. The culture she explores, that of slaves who remained in bondage until after the American Civil War, bears some core similarities but radical dissimilarities to that of Cane River's Melrose-St. Augustine society, whose families had lived as free from the late Spanish period of Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River (film)
''Cane River'' is a 1982 American romantic drama film that was lost until its rediscovery in 2013 and its subsequent re-release in 2018 and beyond. It was written, produced, and directed by Horace B. Jenkins. The film features the lives of African Americans in the US state of Louisiana. While the film premiered in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1982, Horace Jenkins died before the film could be released in New York City and beyond. The film was considered lost until a negative was recovered in 2013. The film was subsequently restored, and a digitally remastered version of the film screened at the 2018 New Orleans Film Festival on , 2018, after having been unseen for 36 years. Distributor Oscilloscope released it in select theaters in the United States in February 2020. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it was available via virtual cinema before premiering on The Criterion Collection's The Criterion Channel in May 2020. In the following August, ''Cane River'' was released on home video. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane (other)
Cane or caning may refer to: *Walking stick or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking *Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance *White cane, a mobility or safety device used by many people who are blind or visually impaired * An implement used in caning, a form of corporal punishment * Sugarcane, commonly known as "Cane" Plants *Cane (grass), tall perennial grasses with woody stalks **''Arundo'', Old World canes **''Arundinaria'', New World canes **''Arundo donax'', Giant cane **''Arundinaria appalachiana'', Hill cane *Cane (vine), the part of a grapevine that supports the new growth * Cane ash, the white ash tree, ''Fraxinus americana'' * Cane cholla, ''Cylindropuntia imbricata'', a cactus Animals *Cane beetle, ''Dermolepida albohirtum'', a pest of sugarcane, native to Australia *Cane Corso, an Italian Mastiff * Cane mouse, ''Zygodontomys'', a rodent from Central and South America *Cane rat, ''Thryonomys'', a large rodent native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane River Lake
Cane River Lake (french: Lac de la rivière aux Cannes) is a 35 mi (56 km) oxbow lake formed from a portion of the Red River in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It runs throughout the Natchitoches' historic district to the south and is famous for the numerous plantations, particularly Melrose being located on or near its banks. The lake was widely publicized between 1966 and 1979 by the nationally known outdoorsman Grits Gresham, host (with Curt Gowdy) of ABC's ''The American Sportsman'' and author of numerous books and columns on hunting, fishing, and guns. The American historian, Henry C. Dethloff, grew up on Cane River and as a youth swam the entire width of the stream underwater. See also *Cane River National Heritage Area *Cane River Creole National Historical Park *Marathon Rowing Championship The Marathon Rowing Championship is a continuous rowing regatta on the Cane River Lake in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Northwestern State University is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |