slott56,
@slott56@fosstodon.org avatar

The New River is the second oldest river on the planet. I’ve only recently come to understand the real significance of the Appalachians. I was born and raised in and around these mountains, and they were always just — you know — mountains.

They reach back something like 350 million years. Predating dinosaurs? Really?

travisfw,
@travisfw@fosstodon.org avatar

@slott56 ok so the first one was just called River?

slott56,
@slott56@fosstodon.org avatar

@travisfw Presumably. Or maybe they were being ironic when they named it?

Local legend is the dumb-as-a-brick Europeans wrote "new river" in their notes, and (somehow) it stuck.

Not believing that. Going with your theory. River. New River.

The French Broad should be the Newer River.

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • til
  • ngwrru68w68
  • rosin
  • GTA5RPClips
  • osvaldo12
  • love
  • Youngstown
  • slotface
  • khanakhh
  • everett
  • kavyap
  • mdbf
  • DreamBathrooms
  • thenastyranch
  • magazineikmin
  • megavids
  • InstantRegret
  • normalnudes
  • tacticalgear
  • cubers
  • ethstaker
  • modclub
  • cisconetworking
  • Durango
  • anitta
  • Leos
  • tester
  • provamag3
  • JUstTest
  • All magazines