Reedy River
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A musical play based on Australian folk-songs gathered by the actor John Gray, with a script by Dick Diamond, was first produced by the Melbourne New Theatre in 1953, when it attracted large audiences; published in 1970, the play has since been regularly revived. The rather sketchy plot concerns a group of shearers who in spite of the failure of the strikes of the 1890s continue to oppose the use of scab labour. The play's real attractiveness lies in its combination of folk-songs and ballads sung to the accompaniment of a bush band. The title song comes from Henry Lawson's poem 'Reedy River'; other well-known pieces include 'Click Go the Shears', 'The Eumerella Shore', 'Flash Jack from Gundagai' and 'The Old Black Billy', most of which carry nostalgic echoes of the nationalist and radical sentiments of the 1890s and continue to appeal to urban audiences.
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| Reedy River | |
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 The Reedy River in Lake Conestee Nature Park |
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Greenville County, South Carolina |
| Mouth | 34°18′14″N 82°05′21″W / 34.30401°N 82.08928°WCoordinates: 34°18′14″N 82°05′21″W / 34.30401°N 82.08928°W |
| Length | 65 mi (105 km) |
The Reedy River is a tributary of the Saluda River, about 65 miles (105 km) long, in northwestern South Carolina in the United States. Via the Saluda and Congaree Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Reedy River Falls: Big Brother
Big Brother, or "The Falls", is a large waterfall that flows through the Reedy River Falls Park in Greenville, SC. It is overseen by the Liberty Bridge. Sliding down the falls is illegal according to Greenville law, but it is still practiced by many kayakers and other adventure seekers.
Course
The Reedy River rises in Greenville County in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the city of Greenville, and flows generally south-southeastwardly through Greenville, Lake Conestee Nature Park, and the Piedmont region into Laurens County. It joins the Saluda River in Laurens County, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Greenwood, as part of Lake Greenwood, which is formed by a dam on the Saluda.
Pollution
The pollution in the river was identified to be unfit for humans because of fecal bacteria. Children were commonly seen sliding down rocks in a section of the river in downtown Greenville. Playing in the river is now banned. Only in certain parts of the river is it actually safe for children to step or play on the rocks.[2]
Crossings
The following is a list of crossings of the Reedy river from Greenville downstream starting in downtown Greenville at US 123. This list may at times be incomplete.
- City of Greenville
- US 123/S Academy Street
- River Street bridge
- Pedestrian bridge at the Peace Center, converted from a former railroad bridge
- Main Street bridge at Camperdown
- Liberty Bridge
- US 29/S Church Street
- McDaniel Avenue
- Woodland Way in Cleveland Park
- E Faris Road
- Cleveland Street
- S Pleasantburg Drive, SC 291
- Interstate 85
- Greenville County
- Mauldin Road
- Conestee Road
- Ashmore Bridge Road
- Interstate 185
- Log Shoals Road
- W Georgia Road
- New Harrison Bridge Road
- Jenkins Bridge Road and SC 418
- McKelvey Road in Fork Shoals
- McKittrick Road
- Hillside Church Road
- Dunklin Bridge Road
- Laurens County
- US 76 in Hickory Tavern
- SC 252
- Ekom Bridge Road
- Indian Mound Road
- Riverfork Road over Lake Greenwood
See also
Sources
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- DeLorme (1998). South Carolina Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-237-4.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reedy River
- American Whitewater
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