Missouri River
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In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, authorizing two railroad companies to lay tracks from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Jerry got his start just across the Missouri River in Bismarck’s sister city, Mandan, at a theater called the Showboat.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
Soon we were crossing the Missouri River, roaring through forest and skirting naked farmland where this year’s corn crop had just been cut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Army Corps of Engineers increased the water flow at a Missouri River dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border near Yankton to reduce the chance of ice jams forming.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
Someone must have told me about the Missouri River at Bismarck, North Dakota, or I must have read about it.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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