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Spanish River (other) , a major river in Northern Ontario
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Spanish River may refer to: * Spanish River (Alabama) * Spanish River (Florida), a river in Boca Raton, Florida * Spanish River (Jamaica) * Spanish River (Ontario) The Spanish River is a river in Algoma District, Sudbury District and Greater Sudbury in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It flows in a southerly direction from its headwaters at Spanish Lake (west branch) and Duke Lake (east branch) to its mouth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish River (Alabama)
The Spanish River is a Brackish water, brackish distributary river that forms part of the border between Baldwin County, Alabama, Baldwin and Mobile County, Alabama, Mobile counties in Alabama. It is approximately long and is influenced by tides. It begins at the northernmost tip of Blakeley Island (Alabama), Blakeley Island, where it diverges from the Mobile River, at . From there it flows along the eastern edge of Blakeley and Pinto Island, Pinto islands, and discharges into Mobile Bay south of Pinto Island, at . It contains two significant shipwrecks that date to the American Civil War period. The Confederate States of America, Confederate ironclads, CSS Tuscaloosa (ironclad), CSS ''Tuscaloosa'' and CSS Huntsville, CSS ''Huntsville'', were both scuttled in the river on April 12, 1865, to prevent their capture following the surrender of the city of Mobile, Alabama, Mobile. See also *List of Alabama rivers References Rivers of Mobile County, Alabama Rivers of Baldwin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish River (Florida)
The Spanish River is a former fresh-water stream which once flowed through Boca Raton, Florida. It was originally known as "Boca Raton's Lagoon" but settlers renamed it the "Old Spanish River." It has been channeled into the Intracoastal Waterway. People joke that "no one in town can find it" but in fact the stream bed is still visible in Spanish River Park Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana .... There are several establishments in the area that bear the name of the once-flowing river, including a high school, a church, and a library. References |
Spanish River (Jamaica)
The Spanish River is a river of Jamaica. It flows from south to north, the height of its delta is 0-40m. The Spring Garden, near the Spanish River, was one of the earliest sugar plantations in Jamaica. This river tends to be in very shady regions. In 1692 pirate Nathaniel Grubing Nathaniel Grubing (fl. 1692–1697) was an English pirate who sailed in service to the French. He is best known for leading several raids on Jamaica before his capture. History Grubing was English and Jamaica-born but sailed for the French after ... (an Englishman sailing for the French) sailed up Spanish River, raiding homes and plantations ashore. Jamaican officials sent several ships after Grubing but he had been born on Jamaica and knew the area well, and managed to escape. References Sources GEOnet Names Server* OMC MapCIA Map*Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).''The Handbook of Jamaica.'' Jamaica Government Printing Office Rivers of Jamaica {{Jamaica-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |