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3 unusual facts about White River


Iron Nation

It differed from the others signed there in that it set up a reservation 20 miles long and 10 back from the river between White River and Fort Lookout.

Uplands College

Uplands College is an Anglican co-educational Independent high school located on a picturesque, 110 ha estate near White River in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

White River, Mpumalanga

The land was used to demobilise British soldiers and the first manager of the settlement was Tom Lawrence (snr), after whom the longest street in the town is still named.


Bull Shoals-White River State Park

Containing one of the nation's best trout-fishing streams, the park entered the system in 1955 after the United States Army Corps of Engineers built Bull Shoals Dam on the White River.

Northwestern Bell

In 1976, Northwestern Bell sold access lines in the Midland, Philip, Martin, White River, Milesville, and Hayes exchanges to Golden West Telephone, a small telephone cooperative in South Dakota.

Rocky Ripple, Indiana

Although not far from the city center, Rocky Ripple is a somewhat isolated area, located between the Central Canal and the White River; only two traffic-supporting bridges over the canal provide access to the town.

Yukon wolf

The third study and control program under the Yukon Wolf Plan began under the insistence of the White River and the Kluane First Nation in regards to the Chisana caribou herd that roamed around the Saint Elias Mountains in the area.


see also

100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park

The next commissioned work for 100 Acres will premier in September 2011 and will include a series of installations along the White River by artist Mary Miss.

Richard B. Paddock

Along the north bank of the White River, near the mouth of Little Grass Creek, the 6th engaged Brulé Sioux attempting to flee to the Badlands on January 1, 1891.

Seaman Range

Utah Route 318 continues north into the east side of White River Valley, reaching Lund, about 50 mi distant.