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Manicouagan
Manicouagan , river, 310 mi (499 km) long, rising in E central Que., Canada, and flowing S to the St. Lawrence River near Baie Comeau. The river is an important source of hydroelectricity. ... Read more
Arctic Red River
Arctic Red River c.310 mi (500 km) long, rising in the Mackenzie Mts. of W Northwest Territories, Canada, and flowing generally NW to the Mackenzie River. At its mouth are a post of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the village of Tsiigehtchic, formerly Arctic Red River. ... Read more
Chebar
Chebar , in the Bible, river of Mesopotamia, by which captive Jews were settled. ... Read more
Parsnip
Parsnip river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising in central British Columbia, Canada, and flowing northwest to join the Finlay River at Williston Lake and form the Peace River. Explored by Sir Alexander Mackenzie in 1793, it became, with the Peace River, an important fur-trade route. ... Read more
Rouge
Rouge , river, c.30 mi (50 km) long, rising in S Michigan and winding S and SE to the Detroit River at the city of River Rouge. Dearborn and part of Detroit also lie on the river, which carries much of the raw material used by Detroit's industries. ... Read more
Selenga
Selenga , river, 616 mi (992 km) long, rising in the Khangai Mts., NW Republic of Mongolia, and flowing east, then north, across the Mongolian-Russian border to Lake Baykal; the Orkhon River is its main tributary. The Selenga, navigable from May to October, is Mongolia's chief river; its role as a t... Read more
Vaal
Vaal , river, c.750 mi (1,210 km) long, rising in Mpumalanga, NE South Africa, and flowing SW to the Orange River. It forms most of the northern border of the Free State . The river's flow is almost totally regulated and provides water power for industries on the Witwatersrand . Vaal Dam, one of t... Read more
Avoca
Avoca or Ovoca , river, c.15 mi (24 km) long, formed by the union of the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers, in Co. Wicklow, E Republic of Ireland. It flows SE to the Irish Sea at Arklow. The river is celebrated by Thomas Moore 's poem "Meeting of the Waters." ... Read more
Gallatin
Gallatin river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in the Gallatin Range in the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, NW Wyo., and flowing generally northwest to join the Madison and Jefferson rivers at the Three Forks of the Missouri, SW Mont. The river is used for irrigation. ... Read more
Lek
Lek , northern arm of the Rhine River, 40 mi (64 km) long, branching from the Neder Rijn (Lower Rhine), central Netherlands, and flowing W into the Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse) River. It is navigable for its entire length. Rotterdam , the chief city on the river, is connected with the North Sea by the N... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Orne River"

Caen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...capital of Calvados dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Orne River. It is a busy port, canalized (by Napoleon I) directly...thermal power station and extensive steelworks along the Orne; the nearby iron-ore mines are among the largest in...
Revere, Paul
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...father died. On August 17, 1757, he married Sarah Orne and eventually fathered eight children. As early...approaching "by sea," that is, by way of the Charles River. He crossed the river, borrowed a horse in Charlestown, and started for...
Paul Revere
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...silversmithing from his father. On Aug. 17, 1757, he married Sarah Orne and eventually became the father of eight children. As early...Church (probably the present Christ Church). He crossed the river, borrowed a horse in Charlestown, and started for Concord...
SWORD
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II ...start of the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 (see OVERLORD ). It lay between St Aubin sur Mer and the mouth of the River Orne in the Baie de la Seine. By the end of the day 28,845 troops had been landed there.
Normandy, Invasion of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...midnight on 6 June 1944, when units of the British Sixth Parachute Division landed and captured two bridges over the Orne River and Caen Canal. The other British and American airborne units were not so immediately successful. Low clouds, flak...
Maine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Sarthe and parts of Loire-et-Cher, Eure-et-Loir, and Orne. Le Mans, the historic capital, is an important industrial...Perche; it is well irrigated by the Mayenne, Loire, and Sarthe rivers. Important during Roman times, Maine was Christianized between...
Alençon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Alençon , town (1990 pop. 31,139), capital of Orne dept., N France, in Normandy, on the Sarthe and Briante rivers. A commercial center in a fertile farm area, it is particularly noted for its fine lace...
D‐Day
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...lines in a predawn parachute‐glider assault. The invasion targeted forty miles of coastline between the Orne River and the Cotentin peninsula, with British forces assigned the eastern sector and American troops the west. On Utah Beach...

Dictionary entries related to "Orne River"

Normandy Invasion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...troops landed on beaches extending from the mouth of the Orne River near Caen to the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, a distance...British airborne division that had captured bridges over the Orne and knocked out a coastal battery that might have enfiladed...
Caen
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Caen a city and river port in Normandy in northern France, on the River Orne, which is the burial place of William the Conqueror. The town was the scene of fierce fighting between the Germans and the Allies in June and July 1944.
Héroult, Paul Louis Toussaint
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...xE9; roult was born in the St. B é nin quarter of the small town of Thury-Harcourt, which is on the Orne River. His father, a tanner, later left Normandy in order to become director of a more important tannery in Gentilly, near...

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Merrill Orne Young.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/10/2009; 594 words ; ...a family farm on the James River in Surry County. Soon after...Camp Young Jr., Henry Merrill Orne Young, Franklin Watkins Draper...John Camp Dawson, Mary Evelyn Orne Dawson Molly, Helen Frances...Mullins McClanahan, Rachel Orne Young McClanahan, Margaret...
PISCATAQUA RIVER FLOWS BY A CAPSULE OF MAINE HISTORY HISTORIC HOUSES AND GARDENS PRESERVE THE REGION'S COLONIAL, VICTORIAN PAST
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/15/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...BERWICK, Maine - Novelist Sarah Orne Jewett once described the Piscataqua River as "a noble and dignified stream...of Independence. The Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick...series of outdoor rooms. Sarah Orne Jewett House About a half...
Charles River floods qualifier
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/11/1998; ; 639 words ; MARBLEHEAD -- Charles River CC made a case for itself as...third qualifier from Charles River, coming in at 143. The only...Burpee and another Charles River member, Paul Heffernan, were...Millen of Thorny Lea and Derek Orne of Sterling. That gave Charles...
Love fades, but wronged wife's spirit remains; 'River Wife' protagonist Annie Lark will speak and be heard -- even in death
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/29/2007; ; 700+ words ; FICTION THE RIVER WIFE By Jonis Agee Random House...Cather, Kate Chopin, Sarah Orne Jewett and Henry James introduced...that in Jonis Agee's The River Wife, set in 19th century...her house, and, with the river rising, her family leaves...
Euro stars; From charming cottages on the banks of the river Vienne, to seaside homes in the Charentes, Anthea Masey finds plenty of French bargains HOMES & PROPERTY.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 5/3/2006; 700+ words ; ...hills of the Auvergne to lovely cottages on the banks of the river Vienne, which runs through the Limousin near Limoges, to seaside...Beresford ended 18 years ago, she bought a rundown house in the Orne department of Bas Normandy. "We had led a wandering life...
At the river's bend
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 3/3/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...sunset. Shall I sell that for anything the city has to offer?" Photos of scenery and people, as by Winston Pote, Harold Orne, George Slade and Warren Boyer, among others, helped tell the state's story. Opposite Mrs. Richardson's piece was a...
Off-duty officer wounds bystander Accidental shooting claim is disputed
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/2/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...shooting rampage. Officer Yves Orne and his brother, Spencer...mistaken identity. They say the Orne brothers mistakenly believed...the spot he says he was when Orne came running down Washington...into custody. Rev. Eugene Rivers, pastor of the Azusa Christian...
Police move to charge officer in shooting
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/4/1992; ; 700+ words ; ...for yesterday against Spencer Orne, 35, and a nine-year veteran...department. McGee has said Spencer Orne drew his 9mm Glock pistol during...the investigation into Spencer Orne's actions is continuing...Mattapan and Frantz Lewis of River Street in Mattapan. The identity...
TWO NEW PERSONALITIES JOIN FAMILIAR FACES IN SEMINARS.(CAPITAL REGION)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/17/1996; 700+ words ; ...fisherman and author, and SAM ORNE, active sportsman and expert...home on the banks of Willowemoc River in Roscoe, Sullivan County...Sportsmen's Choice Game Calls, Orne was born in Barton in northern...and currently in Kinderhook. Orne frequently travels throughout...
CLAMMING COMING BACK TO MARBLEHEAD
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/30/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...the state has tested the Pines River in Revere at least once a month...brought a smile to the face of Bud Orne, who is believed to be the oldest clam digger in town. Orne, who is 88, still has the...when it moves it's a clam." Orne, who has received clam permit...