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Rocky River (Big Black River)
Rocky River may refer to: Localities *Rocky River, Ohio, USA * Rocky River, New South Wales near Uralla, Australia Electorates *Electoral district of Rocky River (South Australia) Streams In Australia: * Rocky River (New South Wales) * Rocky River (Queensland) * Rocky River (Kangaroo Island) on Kangaroo Island in South Australia * Rocky River (South Australia) in the Mid North of South Australia * Rocky River (Victoria) In Canada: * Rocky River (Newfoundland) in Newfoundland-Labrador In New Zealand: * Rocky River (New Zealand) in the South Island In the United States: * Rocky River (Alaska) * Rocky River (Connecticut) * Rocky River (Michigan) * Rocky River (North Carolina) * Rocky River (Deep River tributary), a stream in North Carolina * Rocky River (Ohio) * Rocky River (South Carolina) * Rocky River (Tennessee), a tributary of Caney Fork River {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocky River, Ohio
Rocky River is a city in western Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. A suburb of Cleveland, it is located along the shore of Lake Erie approximately west of downtown Cleveland. The city is named for the Rocky River that forms its eastern border. The population was 21,755 according to the 2020 census data results. Early history In the summer of 1764, British Colonel John Bradstreet led a force of more than 2,000 regular soldiers, American volunteers and native Americans as part of an attack to stop Pontiac’s Rebellion, which ended before Bradstreet could attack. His mission was revised to retrieval of prisoners, exploration and peacemaking. As the host of 60 boats and nine canoes attempted to find shelter in an increasing storm on Lake Erie, waves overcame the fleet, ruining 25 boats and damaging many others. Bradstreet and his men came ashore in what is now Bradstreet’s Landing Park in Rocky River on 18 October 1764. After tarrying three days, the diminished force retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |