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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A river of eastern Ohio flowing about 180 km (110 mi) south and southeast to the Ohio River at Marietta.
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Examples
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After spending the better part of a day talking to people there -- at seven downtown churches, another over the Muskingum River, and at Eastside itself -- I find little interest in Obama's plan.
Mayhill Fowler: Zanesville On Obama's Faith-Based Initiatives: Thanks But No Thanks 2008
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On my last stop of the day, I'm standing in front of Putnam Presbyterian across the Muskingum River from the rest of Zanesville and staring up at the lead-shingled needle spire resting upon the frail wooden body of the narrow old church.
Mayhill Fowler: Zanesville On Obama's Faith-Based Initiatives: Thanks But No Thanks 2008
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Bouquet then moved his army from the Tuscarawas River to the Muskingum River at modern-day Coshocton, Ohio.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Rolling meadows surrounded the house and stretched to the nearby Muskingum River, whose waters were rich in catfish and mysterious enough to lure the schoolboys from their homes and studies.
Zane Grey, Romancing the West May, Stephen J. 1997
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Reports from points along the Muskingum River, all told the same story of destruction, flooded towns and great property damage.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado Logan Marshall
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With fifteen reported dead, and the Muskingum River at a stage of forty feet and still rising, the city faced the worst flood in its history.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado Logan Marshall
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We found the corps the next day in camp in one large tent on the east bank of the Muskingum River.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman
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Muskingum River, and it is the water from these swollen streams that poured down to Zanesville, thirty-two miles below, and thence to
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado Logan Marshall
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Zanesville, and thence by stage-route down the Muskingum River, twenty-eight miles to McConnelsville.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman
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We also know definitely that our bridge at Dayton is gone; also the four-span bridge over the Muskingum River at Zanesville is gone and there is some question as to whether our bridge over the Scioto River at Circleville is gone or not, as we have no definite information on this.
The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado Logan Marshall
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