Mississippi River
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The Mississippi River is the primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri. From its traditional sourc
The source of the Mississippi River at Lake Itasca
The first bridge (and only log bridge) over the Mississippi, about 25 feet south of its source at Lake Itasca
De facto head of navigation, St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mississippi
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Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southw
Choctaw Village near the Chefuncte, by Francois Bernard, 1869, Peabody Museum—Harvard University. The women are preparing dye in order to color cane strips for making baskets.
Pushmataha, Principal Chief of the Choctaw
D'Evereux Hall in Natchez. Built in 1840, the mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Confederate lines, Vicksburg, May 19, 1863. Shows assault by US 1st Battalion, 13th Infantry.