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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A river of western Georgia flowing about 530 km (330 mi) generally southward to join the Chattahoochee River and form the Apalachicola River at the Florida border.

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  • noun a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River

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  • To earn money in the summers, I always worked, and even started my own businesses -- seven between the ages of 11 and 21: golf ball recovery in the Flint River, home cleaning services, newspaper delivery, bike repair, selling fire alarms, etc.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 2 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • To earn money in the summers, I always worked, and even started my own businesses -- seven between the ages of 11 and 21: golf ball recovery in the Flint River, home cleaning services, newspaper delivery, bike repair, selling fire alarms, etc.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 2 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • In the golf-ball-recovery venture, I hired "Golfball Charlie" -- a specialist in finding things in dirty river water -- to fish for missing balls in the Flint River.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 2 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • In the golf-ball-recovery venture, I hired "Golfball Charlie" -- a specialist in finding things in dirty river water -- to fish for missing balls in the Flint River.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 2 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • In the golf-ball-recovery venture, I hired "Golfball Charlie" -- a specialist in finding things in dirty river water -- to fish for missing balls in the Flint River.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 2 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • Flint created livelihoods for many thousands of people while being the most important manufacturing center in the world, the Flint River making it easy to transport supplies.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 1 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • Flint created livelihoods for many thousands of people while being the most important manufacturing center in the world, the Flint River making it easy to transport supplies.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 1 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • Flint created livelihoods for many thousands of people while being the most important manufacturing center in the world, the Flint River making it easy to transport supplies.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 1 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • Flint created livelihoods for many thousands of people while being the most important manufacturing center in the world, the Flint River making it easy to transport supplies.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 1 Steve Mariotti 2011

  • To earn money in the summers, I always worked, and even started my own businesses -- seven between the ages of 11 and 21: golf ball recovery in the Flint River, home cleaning services, newspaper delivery, bike repair, selling fire alarms, etc.

    Steve Mariotti: Memories of Flint, Part 2 Steve Mariotti 2011

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