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According to sheriff’s spokesman T.J. Armstrong, deputies responded about 2:30 p.m. to a home in Nauvoo in the northwester part of the county.
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Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2019
Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2019
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1728, in the meaning defined above
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“Northwester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northwester. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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northwester
noun
north·west·er
nȯr(th)-ˈwes-tər 
: a strong northwest wind
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