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The River Valley Planning Area is defined by the region bounded by Orchard Boulevard, Devonshire Road and Eber Road to the north, Oxley Rise and Mohamed Sultan Road to the east, Martin Road and a section of the Singapore River to the south, and Hoot Kiam Road and Grange Road to the west. Its namesake River Valley Road cuts across River Valley near its southern end. Singapore River The Singapore River (Chinese: æ–°åŠ å¡æ²³) is a small river in terms of physical attributes, but of extreme historical importance to the country of Singapore, the political entity which shares its name. ...
Etymology and history
In the 1840s, there were two River Valley roads that ran on either side of the Singapore River. The Singapore River was seen as a valley between Fort Canning Hill, to the north side of the river, and Pearl's Hill, to the south side of the river. The roads on either bank of the Singapore River were named River Valley Road — the current River Valley Road and Havelock Road. Both these River Valley roads were present in John Turnbull Thomson's 1844 map. This road was once part of Dr Oxley's estate before being divided up in the 1860s. // Events and Trends Technology First use of anaesthesia in an operation, by Crawford Long War, peace and politics First signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi New Zealand. ...
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The bed of this stream is made up of rocks, some very rounded (having had a longer life in the stream) and some not. ...
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1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
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Features The residential areas within River Valley consist mainly of private property for the middle and high income sections of the population. River Valley is also a popular eating spot for Singaporeans. A famous local eating place here is a Hainanese chicken rice shop named Boon Tong Kee. Hainanese chicken rice (Simplified Chinese: æµ·å—鸡é¥; Traditional Chinese: æµ·å—雞飯; pinyin: HÇŽinán jÄ«fà n) is a rice dish most commonly associated with Singaporean cuisine, although it is also commonly sold in neighbouring Malaysia and found in Hainan itself. ...
References - Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 9812102051
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