Wolf River

The Wolf River is a 105-mile-long alluvial river in western and northern , whose confluence with the was the site of various Chickasaw, French, Spanish and American communities that eventually became .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: watercourse in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Las Casas River”, “Margot River”, “Rio Lobos”, “Rio Wolf”, “River of the Chicachas”, “Riviere a Margot”, “Rivière à Margot”, “Riviere a Mayot”, and “Wolfe River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include General DeWitt Spain Airport and Burkle Estate.

Aerodrome
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is a civil, public located five miles northwest of the central business district of , a city in , , United States. It is owned and operated by the Memphis - Shelby County Airport Authority.

Museum
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The is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in . It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad – a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states.

Convention center
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The is a convention complex located in downtown , , . The building is East of the just south of Interstate 40. is situated 2 miles south of Wolf River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harbor Town and Hopefield.

Suburb
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is a new urbanist-style neighborhood in . sits atop 132 acres on a sandbar in the Mississippi River known as Mud Island.

Locality
was a small community on the in . Its location is near or included within the current limits of the city of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Wolf River.

Suburb
is the central business district of , and is located along the between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis. is situated 2½ miles south of Wolf River.

Wolf River

Latitude
35.18287° or 35° 10′ 58″ north
Longitude
-90.05676° or 90° 3′ 24″ west
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
Open location code
867F5WMV+47
Geo­Names ID
4451552
Wiki­data ID
Q1538093
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Wolf River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Wolf”
  • Catalan: “Wolf”
  • Cebuano: “Wolf River”
  • Dutch: “Wolf River”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر وولف”
  • Finnish: “Wolf”
  • French: “rivière Wolf”
  • French: “Wolf”
  • German: “Wolf River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Wolf”
  • Japanese: “ウルフ川 (テネシー州)”
  • Spanish: “río Wolf”
  • Spanish: “Río Wolf”
  • Venetian: “Wolf”
  • Welsh: “Afon Wolf”

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