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Neuse

American  
[noos, nyoos] / nus, nyus /

noun

  1. a river in E central North Carolina, flowing SE to Pamlico Sound. 275 miles (442 km) long.


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"This different surveying effort has changed what we're finding and our perspective on what's possible out there. There are still discoveries to be made, even in the Neuse River game lands."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

A storm surge warning was in effect from Duck, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Chesapeake Bay south of Windmill Point, and for the Neuse River, the Pamlico River, and portions of Pamlico Sound.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

The attacks drew a large response from law enforcement agencies to the residential area near the Neuse River Greenway, a popular bike trail for Raleigh residents.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023

The situation drew a large response of officers from multiple law enforcement agencies to the residential area near the Neuse River Greenway.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Shortly before 1740 the Scotch-Irish and German migration reached North Carolina and by 1765 the lands along the headwaters of the Yadkin, Haw, Neuse, Tar, Catawba, and Deep Rivers had been occupied.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene