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A) Davis Island, Mississippi Mile 415.0 AHP A large bend once curved around this land which the first settlers name Palmyra. Jefferson Davis established his Briercliffe Plantation here in 1835, next to his brother Joseph's Hurricane Plantation. …
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A) Rodney Cutoff Mile 388.0 AHP Opened in 1936 the Rodney Cutoff bypassed an old river bend and the ghost town that once was the busy river town of Rodney. Over 4,000 people lived in the town of Rodney in the 1850's and its bustling port rivaled…
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A) Young's Point Mile 443.5 AHP Before he began digging at Milliken's Bend, General U.S. Grant had tried to build a canal below Young's Point. If successful, the project would have created an artificial cutoff and diverted the river away from …
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A) Vicksburg Mile 437.1 AHP A flourishing river port in the antebellum of Vicksburg was the site of a major Turing point of the U. S. Civil War. The Mississippi later changed course and by-passed the valley, but a man-made canal has restored its…
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A) Grand Gulf, Mississippi Mile 407.0 AHP A bluff jutting into the river at the old mouth of the Big Black River created perilous whirlpools that made Grand Gulf notorious among early flatboatmen. The town of Grand Gulf was established atop the…
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A.Palmetto Bend Mile 326.0 AHP This bend and the plantation that lay on its bank were named for the Palmetto, a type of palm tree that was utilized by early settlers and found in abundance in this area. The trunks made durable wharf piling, and…
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Barges first appeared on the Mississippi River after the U. S. Civil War, as river interest tried to compete with the railroads' growing domination. The railroads won this transportation duel and tows practically disappeared from the river until W…
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French settlers arrived in the early 1700's establishing Fort Rosalie and a small plantation. The Natchez attacked in 1729, killing most of the settlers and French retaliation virtually destroyed the tribe. The British arrived in 1763, but Spain t…
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A. Natchez Island Mile 357.5 AHP Now joined to the Louisiana shore, this island was the site of one of the last steamboat accidents on the Mississippi River. The Tennessee Belle was a 38-year veteran of the river trade when she caught fire and …
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A. Waterproof, Louisiana Mile 381.0 AHP This small community was moved four times due to floods and the towns caving banks. The original location is now said to lie in the Mississippi River. During its third washout, a newspaper reported the en…
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