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The decline and fall of the Mississippi
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John Anfinson has written extensively about the history of the Mississippi River. He says shortly after the Grand Excursion of 1854, the river became little more than a trash receptacle. (MPR Photo/Erin Galbally)

John Anfinson has written extensively about the history of the Mississippi River. He says shortly after the Grand Excursion of 1854, the river became little more than a trash receptacle.

(MPR Photo/Erin Galbally)
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