Mississippi River

Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

Midlands contains much of the Midwest from Pennsylvania to Iowa and other states along the northern sections of the Mississippi River.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Mississippi River port will buy his beans for about 40 to 45 cents more than the local grain elevator near him.

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Downtown, where bluffs rise above the serpentine Mississippi River, George Campbell was walking his goldendoodle, Zac, when he spotted a group of National Guard soldiers in fatigues, handguns holstered at their hips.

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“A good soaking rain is needed east of the Mississippi River to improve river transportation,” he says.

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If you want to base yourself out of the region’s hub, La Crosse, a good option is the Charmant Hotel, a former candy factory, which combines comfy digs with sensational cocktails on the Mississippi River.

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