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Answer #1-
1988
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#2- The United States, Spain and France all laid claim. France even did
it twice!
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Answer #3- On
April 27, 1865, the S.S. Sultana had her boilers explode, setting fire to
and sinking the ship. Of approximately 2,400 people aboard, 1800 were killed.
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Answer #4- 12
feet water depth, which is the safe operating depth for a steamboat.
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Answer #5- 600,000
cubic feet per second
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Answer #6- 1850-1860,
and there were 1200 boats functioning
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Answer #7- Tennessee,
at 6643 feet above sea level
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Answer #8- 514
miles
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Answer #9- Rock
Island, IL, and Keokuk, IA
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Answer #10-
They are all songs set on the Mississippi River.
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Answer #11-
All beaches along the Mississippi River are public property. So you
own them!
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Answer #12-
There are 212 species of fish.
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Answer #13-
Laura Ingalls Wilder Days, Sunfish Days, Waterski Days, RiverFesr, Catfish
Days, Riverboat Days,Watermelon Fest, Applefest, Wild Wings Fall Festival,
Oktoberfest, and Johnny Appleseed Days, to name a few!
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Answer #14-
The average barge holds 1500 tons of cargo, and a full tow's equivalent
is 870 semi trailers.
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Answer #15-
170,000,000 tons of freight per year
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Answer #16-
the Missouri River
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Answer #17-
They maintain a nine foot depth.
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Answer #18-
It comes from the user tax that barges pay, 20 cents a gallon per gallon
of fuel. This amounts to $100,000,000 a year!
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