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1. www.phrases.org.uk › bulletin_board › 10Well, I swanee... - phrase meaning and origin - Phrasefinder

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   Aug 16, 2001 · There are two theories of the origin of these terms [swan & swanny]. The most obvious is that they are euphemistic variants of "swear".

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Suwannee_RiverSuwannee River - Wikipedia

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   The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwanee Straits that separated the Florida peninsula from the Florida panhandle and the rest of the continent. Spelled as "Swanee", it is the namesake of two famous songs: "Way Down Upon the Swanee River" (1851) and "Swanee" (1919).

   Crossing	Carries	Location	Opened
   Ed Scott Bridge	US 41	White Springs	1980
   J. Graham Black-Joseph W. McAlpin Bridge	SR 136	White Springs	1954
   Suwannee Springs Bridge (closed)	Former US 129	Suwannee Springs	1931
   Hillman Bridge (closed)	Former US 90	Ellaville	1926

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3. www.answers.com › english-language-arts › Is_'IIs 'I suwannee' southern slang - Answers

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   Aug 31, 2023 · The word originated from the southern Italian slang for acid or "acido". The southern Italian slang pronunciation for ACIDO is ACEDA (pron. ah-ch-da). It has been incorrectly...

4. wordhistories.net › 2019/11/29 › down-swaneemeaning and origin of the phrase ‘down the Swanee’ – word ...

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   Nov 29, 2019 · The earliest occurrence of the phrase down the Swanee that I have found is from The Barrel, a short story by J. T. Jackson, published in the Birmingham Gazette (Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) of Tuesday 20th July 1926—R.M.L.I. is the abbreviation of Royal Marine Light Infantry:

5. forum.wordreference.com › threads › to-go-down-theTo go down the swanny - Origin (Swanee, Suwannee)

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   Jun 27, 2006 · In other words, the person singing the song is looking forward to going (back to and) down the Swanee (River), because he/she comes from there. As a result, the leap from the theme of the song to the idea of failure and doom (to go down the swanny = to fail) is not obvious to me.

6. fcit.usf.edu › florida › lessonsThe Suwannee River - University of South Florida

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   The Suwannee River formed the boundary between the Timucuan on the east and the Apalachee Indians on the west. To the Timucuan of north central Florida, the Suwannee was a river sacred to their Sun God.

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   How did the Suwannee River get its name?

   • Some think that is the origin of the Suwannee River’s name. Others say Suwannee means River of Reeds, Deep Water, or Crooked Black Water. Tannic acid from decaying palmetto roots and vegetation causes the blackness of the water. In the 1700s the Seminole Indians, or “wanderers” from the Creek tribe of Georgia were on the Suwannee.

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   Where did the song Suwannee come from?

   • This song was inspired by the Suwannee River, which flows from the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. This is the beginning of the song—from Old Folks at Home, Ethiopian Melody, as sung by Christy’s Minstrels. Written and composed by E. P. Christy* ( New York: Firth, Pond & Co., 1851):

   meaning and origin of the phrase ‘down the Swanee’ - word histories

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   Where did the name Suwannee come from?

   • This theory is supported by Jerald Milanich, who states that "Suwannee" developed through "San Juan-ee" from the 17th century Spanish mission of San Juan de Guacara, located on the Suwannee River. Shawnee: The migrations of the Shawnee (Shawnee: Shaawanwaki; Muscogee: Sawanoke) throughout the South have also been connected to the name Suwannee.

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   Where is the Suwannee River?

   • The Suwannee River (also spelled Suwanee River) is a river that runs through south Georgia southward into Florida in the Southern United States. It is a wild blackwater river, about 246 miles (396 km) long.

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   Who inhabited the Suwannee River?

   • The Suwannee River area has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years. During the first millennium it was inhabited by the people of the Weedon Island culture, and around the year 900 a derivative local culture known as the Suwanee River Valley culture developed.

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   Where did the phrase down the Swanee come from?

   • The earliest occurrence of the phrase down the Swanee that I have found is from The Barrel, a short story by J. T. Jackson, published in the Birmingham Gazette (Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) of Tuesday 20th July 1926—R.M.L.I. is the abbreviation of Royal Marine Light Infantry:

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8. www.suwanneegables.com › our-historySuwannee River History: From Indigenous Tribes to Stephen ...

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   Before recorded history, the Suwannee River basin was inhabited by various Indigenous peoples, including the Timucua, Apalachee, and Seminole tribes. These Native American communities thrived along the river's banks, utilizing its waters for transportation, fishing, and agriculture.