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Rapid Ann
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English
Etymology
From en rapid Ann noun, en Queen Anne Anne, Queen of Great Britain 1.
Proper noun
rapid Anne
en historical Rapidan River en river s/Virginia c/US a.
en 1828 Darby’s Edition Of Brooke’s Universal Gazetteer; Or, A New Geographical Dictionary : Containing A Description Of The Empires, Kingdoms, States, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Forts, Seas, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes, &C. In The Known World ; With The Government, Customs, And Manners, Of The Inhabitants ; The Extent, Boundaries, and Natural Productions of each Country : and the Trade, Manufacturer, and Curiosities of the Cities and Towns. To Which Are Added, The Constitution Of The United States, And The Constitutions Of The Respective States. Illustrated by a neat coloured Map of the United States. Bennett & Walton 549 https://books.google.co.in/books?id=idsNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA549&dq=&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjn-uz59seGAxVbR2wGHUQKA6kQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q=%20River&f=false Madison, county of Virginia ; bounded SE, S, and SW, by Orange county, or the Rapid Ann river ; NW by the Blue Ridge, or Shanandoah county ; and NE, and E by Culpepper. It is about 28 miles square ; and has an area of 784 square miles. It is drained entirely by various creeks of the Rapid Ann ; the surface is moderately hilly and soil of middling quality. Staples flour and tobacco. Chieftown Madison.
en 1881 Potter’s American Monthly 16-17 John E. Potter & Company 207 https://books.google.co.in/books?id=iqQVAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA207&dq=&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwintv7h58eGAxUuU_UHHU1BO6QQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false Lower down, this valley, as it approaches the Rapid Ann River, widens considerably, and has within its area many most excellently cultivated farms.
Derived terms
en Rapid Ann Station
Descendants
en Rapidan 1