Yazoo River
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The Yazoo River is a river in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is considered by some to mark the southern boundary of what is called the Mississippi Delta, a broad floodplain that was cultivated for cotton plantations before the American Civil War. It has continued to be devoted to large-scale agriculture.
A control structure on the Yazoo River
Outline of the Mississippi Delta region, through which the Yazoo River runs
Yazoo River in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
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The Mississippi Delta, also known as the Yazoo–Mississippi Delta, or simply the Delta, is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth", because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history.
The shared flood plain of the Yazoo and Mississippi rivers
A typical meal of fried catfish filets paired with hushpuppies, pinto beans, cornbread, and hot sauce.
Mississippi State Penitentiary
US 49 runs through the Mississippi Delta.