Driftless River Initiative could turn University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library into the place to go for Mississippi River history
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse library already maintains collections of river maps and charts dating back a hundred or more years.
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Facts to know about the Mississippi River
A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi River on a training row in St. Paul early Aug. 19, 2009. (John Doman / Pioneer Press) Wondering how long the Mississippi ...
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Third Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge faces more delays. Here's the latest estimate.
One of three final potential bridge locations, referred to as E-11-IV, would run through Plaquemine Point, which contains the ...
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The 70 Million-Year-Old History of the Mississippi River
In 1758, the French ethnographer Antoine-Simon Le Page du Pratz published The History of Louisiana, in which he wrote that the Mississippi River’s name meant “the ancient father of rivers.” ...
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The Mississippi River Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers
Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and Vice Chairman of the Red Cross James Fieser. Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, can not tame that lawless stream ...
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How Dredging the Mississippi River Could Uncover $461 Million
Luckily some much-needed investments are in process, such as the Mississippi River Ship Channel Dredging Project. If the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act makes it way through Washington ...
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Mississippi River mayors lobby for more government funding for flooding, mitigation
“Everything that has to do with the river affects Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs Jr., co-chair of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), a nonprofit organization ...