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3 unusual facts about Stono River


Palaeochenoides

The first fossil assigned to it – a distal right femur piece – was found near the source of the Stono River in Charleston County, South Carolina (USA).

Pseudodontornis

A pseudotooth bird's lower right dentary piece (specimen YPM 4617) from near Charleston, South Carolina (USA) – apparently dredged up from near the source of the Stono River – was provisionally assigned to P. longirostris as it closely matches the holotype in size and appearance.

Stono River

The channel runs southwest to northeast between the mainland and Wadmalaw Island and Johns Island, from north Edisto River between Johns (West) and James (East) Island.



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Johns Island, South Carolina

Clinton’s army crossed the Stono River and set up temporary headquarters at Fenwick Hall.

South Carolina Highway 700

SC 700 expands to four lanes and crosses Pennys Creek and the Stono River on the high-level Paul Gelegotis Bridge and enters James Island.

William Washington

On March 26, his first encounter with the British Legion, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton, resulted in a minor victory near Rantowle's Bridge on the Stono River in South Carolina.