Stinking River
About Stinking River
The Stinking River is a short tributary of the Banister River in southern Virginia in the United States. Via the Banister and Dan Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The Stinking River flows for its entire length in Pittsylvania County.
On the show
The Chicago River was known as the Stinking River. That's what locals called it all the way through the 20th century.
from No Such Thing As An Eton Oyster, 2025-12-18 at 00:12:08 · read transcript
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Coordinates: 36.9072, -79.1931
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