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Definition of Elizabeth River
1. Noun. A short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elizabeth River
Literary usage of Elizabeth River
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"... of Elizabeth river, opposite Norfolk. It is t lie eastern terminus of the
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad (part of a great passenger rout« between Boston ..."
2. History of the Life and Times of James Madison by William Cabell Rives (1859)
"... to complete the System of Interior Communications for the State — Improvement
of James River— Communication between Elizabeth River and Albemarle Sound ..."
3. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1894)
"In 1890 the average consumption of water was reported to be 2500000 gallons daily,
and this was drawn entirely from Elizabeth river. ..."
4. Travels Through the United States of North America: The Country of the by Henry Neuman (1800)
"We approached within fight of it in order to gain Elizabeth-River, ... Norfolk is
built on Elizabeth-River, at nine miles from the fpot where it ..."
5. Colonial Churches in the Original Colony of Virginia (1908)
"This was the site of one of the earliest of our Colonial churches, the parish
church of Elizabeth River parish. The beginnings of the nation correspond with ..."
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