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How the United States Laid Claim to the Mississippi River, One Mile at a Time
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoOn October 27, 1815, Prospect Robbins arrived by boat at the point in the alluvial swamps where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet. Both surveyors were veterans—Brown ...
Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
McComb Enterprise-Journal· 2 days agoA vacant lot where, until recently, residences stood as a levee stands and Mississippi River flows past in the distance Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Cairo, Ill. Devastating ...
Takeaways From AP Examination of Flooding's Effect Along Mississippi River
US News & World Report· 2 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many once-thriving river towns. The data came from First Street, a risk analysis firm ...
Map shows states with highest hidden housing costs
Newsweek· 3 days agoThe average annual cost of owning and maintaining a single-family home now exceeds $18,000, according to a new study. Homeownership is often considered a...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
Associated Press· 2 days agoDevastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America’s most storied river. Flooding has pushed ...
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen fortunes
AOL· 2 days agoDevastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America's most storied river. Flooding has pushed ...
Highlighting History: Mississippi’s final stands at Brice’s Crossroads and Tupelo
WTVA· 6 days agoPicture it: It is 1864 and a civil war has been raging from Virginia to the Mississippi River. Across the Tennessee border, a battle at Shiloh flooded many Mississippi ...
Maps show how "Tornado Alley" has shifted in the U.S.
WLTX-TV Columbia· 7 days agoIt's not just the regions that are changing, according to the study: Tornadoes are increasingly...
Takeaways from AP examination of flooding's effect along Mississippi River
U-T San Diego· 2 days agoCommerce along the Mississippi River has evolved over the past century at the expense of many once-thriving river towns. The data came from First Street, a risk analysis firm ...
2024 cicada map: Where to find Brood XIII, Brood XIX around the Midwest and Southeast
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWhen will cicadas go away? Depends where you live, but some have already started to die off 2024 cicada map: Where to find Broods XIII, XIX this year The two cicada broods ...