River Heights
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River Heights is the fictional Midwestern hometown of teenage sleuth Nancy Drew, serving as the primary backdrop for many of her mystery-solving adventures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
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fictional location ⓘ setting in literature ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | Nancy Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
comic books
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novels ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Girl Detective (Nancy Drew series)
NERFINISHED
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Nancy Drew Diaries NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Drew Files NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Drew Mystery Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPublisher |
Grosset & Dunlap
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Simon & Schuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdForSeriesBy | Stratemeyer Syndicate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandomWikiPage | https://nancydrew.fandom.com/wiki/River_Heights ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | The Secret of the Old Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| hasFictionalFeature |
downtown business district
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nearby countryside and farms ⓘ nearby river bluffs ⓘ residential suburbs ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLandmark |
Lilac Inn (in some continuities nearby)
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Nancy Drew’s house on Mapleton Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ River Heights Courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ River Heights High School NERFINISHED ⓘ River Heights Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ River Heights Police Station NERFINISHED ⓘ River Heights Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ River Heights River NERFINISHED ⓘ River Heights University NERFINISHED ⓘ The River Heights News (newspaper office) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInUniverseRegionType |
river town
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small city ⓘ |
| homeOfFictionalCharacter |
Bess Marvin
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Carson Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ George Fayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannah Gruen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Nickerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
base from which characters travel to other locations
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central hub for Nancy Drew’s investigations ⓘ |
| primarySettingForCharacter | Nancy Drew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingGenre |
children’s mystery fiction
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juvenile detective fiction ⓘ |
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