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Definition of Cape fear river
1. Noun. A river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cape Fear River
Literary usage of Cape fear river
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of North Carolina by Samuel A'Court Ashe (1908)
"—The cape fear river abandoned.—A new Charlestown on Ashley River.—Slavery in
the colonies.—The Indian inhabitants The settlement of the Cape Fear The evil ..."
2. The Story of the Great March: From the Diary of a Staff Officer by George Ward Nichols (1865)
"... the Rebel cavalry under Hampton and Wheeler were cut off from Fayetteville,
the only point for sixty miles where they can cross the cape fear river. ..."
3. The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and Distances Between the by Edmund March Blunt (1822)
"The beacon on Federal point is 40 feet high, painted white, and stands on the
main land, the north side of the entrance of Cape Fear river. ..."
4. History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft (1886)
"The peace of Charleston was undisturbed except by gathering rumors that an English
fleet and transports had arrived in Cape Fear river. ..."
5. A Second Visit to the United States of North America by Charles Lyell (1849)
"cape fear river and Smithfield.—Spanish Moss, and Uses of. — Charleston.
— Anti-Negro Feeling. — Passage from Mulattoes to Whites. ..."
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