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The river played an important role in the growth of the economy in the region during the 19th century as a source of transportation of goods.
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The archbishops played a prominent role in the German colonisation of the Slavic lands east of the Elbe river.
Their calliopes are played regularly on river excursions.
The Sex Pistols played a concert on the Queen Elizabeth Riverboat on 7 June 1977, the Queen's Silver Jubilee year, while sailing down the river.
The water routes require a black token ; when one of these is played, the detectives must consider whether or not it is being used to hide a river trip.
They toured the river towns and played to an overflow audience in Plaquemine.
In the case of the-er suffix, this trick could be played with other meanings of the suffix, but except for river
Producer William Alland was attending a dinner party during the filming of Citizen Kane ( in which he played the reporter Thompson ) in 1941 when Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa told him about the myth of a race of half-fish, half-human creatures in the Amazon river.
Every two years, the Festival de Loire recalls the role played by the river in the commune's history.
Marine City was centered on a park by the river, where bands played in the gazebo during the summer.
Around the turn of the century the cotton mills settled near the river and played major roles in shaping the communities.
Yankton is commonly referred to as the " River City ", due to its proximity to the Missouri River and the importance that the river played in the city's settlement and development.
Historically, the river played an important role in the South African diamond rush, with the first diamonds in the country being discovered in alluvial deposits on the Orange.
The river played a large role in the exploration of Texas by the Spanish.
The river has played an important role throughout the history of the United States.
The river valley played an important role in the westward expansion of the United States, providing the route for several major emigrant trails, including the Oregon, California, Mormon and Bozeman trails.
While it was once a popular game played in pubs all over London ( generally sited by the Thames river ), it is now only played at two venues: one in Hampstead and one in Norbury.
In addition to piano and bandleading, Marable played the boats ' steam calliope, a contraption that could be heard for miles up and down the river and poured down so much water from condensing steam that Marable performed wearing a raincoat and hood.
He played a major role in the enactment of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Act, which protected scenic Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, by making it into a National Recreation Area on the borders of northeastern Oregon and western Idaho.
The river played a key role in the Roman settlement of Londinium, the city now known as London.
The river, too, has played ( and indeed continues to play ) its part in keeping the two towns separate.
The game is played with a special ball, larger than a standard football, which is filled with Portuguese cork to help the ball float when it inevitably ends up in the river.
: As the name suggests, this is a reference to the sections of the game played in the river ; as with runners there will be members of the team that specialise in river play.
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Second, they believed it important to determine the fate of the captain -- a man whose name is permanently stamped on our maps, on American towns and counties, on a great American river, and on half a million square miles of Arctic seas.
The river is still used for transportation of farming produce ; however, it is not as important as it once was due to the construction of roads and railways.
It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.
900 km ; traditional trade carried on by means of shallow-draft dugouts ; Oubangui is the most important river, navigable all year to craft drawing 0. 6 m or less ; 282 km navigable to craft drawing as much as 1. 8 m.
Control of the river Nile was considered vitally important for any expedition into Egypt and the Sudan.
The river serves as an important transportation route connecting Lake Michigan, Huron, and Superior to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Erie Canal.
Throughout the Middle Ages, it was an important trading town because of its location, near a ford across the Gera river.
The country's most important waterway is the river Rhine.
In 1875 Eiffel et Cie were given two important contracts, one for a new terminus for the line from Vienna at Budapest and the other for a bridge over the river Douro in Portugal.
He won an important victory near the Nessos ( Nestos ) river, on the boundary between Macedonia and Thrace, with the aid of the Dalmatian cavalry.
The most important river in Honduras is the Ulúa, which flows 400 kilometers to the Caribbean through the economically important Valle de Sula.
The most important British ports were London and Richborough, whilst the continental ports most heavily engaged in trade with Britain were Boulogne and the sites of Domburg and Colijnsplaat at the mouth of the river Scheldt.
He was the first European to ascend the river for a distance considerable enough to make important observations.
The river of the town formed an important part of the pitch.
Another important river near the town centre is the Wakenitz.
Latvia's principal river, the Daugava River, was at the head of an important mainland route from the Baltic region through Russia into southern Europe and the Middle East used by the Vikings and later Nordic and German traders.
The largest river is the Daugava, which has been an important route for several thousand years.
The Marañón river serves also as a frame for one of the most important novels of the Peruvian writer Ciro Alegría: La serpiente de oro ( 1935 ).
The most important tributary of the Niger in Nigeria is the Benue River which merges with the river at Lokoja in Nigeria.
The northern part of the river, known as the Niger bend, is an important area because it is the closest major river and source of water to that part of the Sahara desert.
The city's significance as a shipping port made it a desirable prize as a means of controlling important river and railroad transportation routes.
The U. S. Supreme Court held that Kentucky's jurisdiction ( and, implicitly, that of West Virginia ) extended only to the low-water mark of 1793 ( important because the river has been extensively dammed for navigation, so that the present river bank is north of the old low-water mark.
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