Mississippi River

1. The longest river in the United States, flowing over two thousand miles from Minnesota to Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico .

Example Sentences

So the idea was that hippos would just swim up and down the Mississippi River?

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No Sprouts has yet sprouted on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River.

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Six years ago, the I-35 bridge near Minneapolis fell into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people.

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The Mississippi River transports 60 percent of all American grain exports.

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Picture this: soldiers from a foreign army are stationed near the headwaters of the Mississippi River.

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In 1935, the first national park in Virginia and the second national park east of the Mississippi River was established.

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But he left orders with a priest, named Henne-pin, to explore the upper part of the Mississippi River.

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On the last day of 1806 the fleet reached the broad waters of the Mississippi River.

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The Mormon city lay along the Mississippi River, and its streets and public buildings were planned on a large scale.

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In 1822 Galena was visited by a Mississippi River steamboat, and a few years later regular steamboat traffic was established.

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