The Mississippi River

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The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River will always have its own
way no engineering skill can persuade it to do
otherwise...- Mark Twain in Eruption
The two major rivers that flow into The
Mississippi are the Ohio River and the Missouri
River.
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Physical Facts

• Goes though Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois,
  Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and
  Louisiana
• The Mississippi River starts at Lake Itasca and
  empties into the Gulf of Mexico
• Mississippi is about 2,300 ft. long
• The deepest part of the Mississippi is between
  Governor Nicholls Wharf and Algiers Point at 200
  ft. deep

This is the Julia Belle Swan Steamboat.
This is the Dan River Queen boat that was over
the Cockram Mill pond 30 to 40 years ago.
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The Tiber River
A map of the Tiber River.
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History of the Tiber
This is a picture of the Tiber River in Ponte
Marconi on December 28, 2004.

• The city of Rome was founded on the banks of the
  Tiber.
• Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were
  thrown into the Tiber. They were said to be
  protected by the river god Tibernius.
  Afterwards, they were helped by a she-wolf on
  Palatine Hill, where Rome was established.
• The Tiber River was very important to the Romans
  because they would often use it for trade.
• During the Punic Wars the harbor of the Tiber
  River was on of the key Naval Bases.
• Today the River is used as a way of travel, a
  beautiful sight, and a tourist hot spot.