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CHAPTER ONE









                  Barges                     “The  One  thing  you  cannot  ignore  on  the  Mississippi  River  is  the
                                              River Barge. Seemingly ageless these “elephants of the River” can do
                  Overview                   more,  haul  more  and  “have  more”  say  about  the  river  than  all  the
                                              cities, states and tourists combined because without barge traffic there

                                              would be no Mighty Mississippi River but there would be a lot more
                                              swampland.
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