The only problem is that only the South Branch (sort of) flows north. The main course, if anything, heads south. I grew up in Eugene, OR, at the headwaters of the Willamette, which really does flow north. But I don't recall any of my high school chums telling me about the Willamette and the Nile.
How did Saint Margaret of Scotland die? Margaret died on November 16, 1093, at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, four days after her husband and son died in defense of the castle. Edit
She died on 2 Sep 1348 in Bayonne of the Black Death. The Black Death and Religion During the Middle Ages it was essential that people were given the last rites and had the chance to confess their sins before they died.