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 ...
Photos show time when Weston was the only active tobacco market west of Mississippi River
We’re sharing some of those images for a look back at memorable ... survived as the only active tobacco market west of the ...
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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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The Trail of Tears
click image for close-up In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an ...
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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 ...