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
It has its origins in Scotland and is a derivation of the original French de Saint-Clair; although the name has also been styled Santoclair, de St. Clair, Sainclair, Synklar and many more across the centuries. Sister Margaret Sinclair, Scottish nun and former factory worker, declared 'venerable' by Pope Paul VI in 1978. 2  Margaret Sinclair (later Margaret Trudeau), former wife of the late Pierre Trudeau, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada.