Cody Snyder Pd. C-D 12/19/12. The Mississippi river is one of the longest rivers in the world. The Mississippi river is the longest in the united states.

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Cody Snyder Pd. C-D 12/19/12

The Mississippi river is one of the longest rivers in the world. The Mississippi river is the longest in the united states. Third in the world. Photo from history now

 They called it the "Mee-zee-see-bee“ Photo from 4Rivers

 The Mississippi river is a very strong river.  The Mississippi moves as much as 1.6 million gallons of water ever second.

 The Mississippi river is a big economic resource for many states.  This river is a cheap trade and transportation way that has been used as such from the 1600’s.  It is also a big source of food and fishing for many towns as well.

 The Mississippi river also makes river towns a highly attractive vacation option.  The river gives people to opportunity to ride jet skies, swim in the nice cool water, and have a good fishing trip.  It is many towns main source of income gives these towns another source of income.

 The Mississippi river is a big cruise river.  Its calm flow in many spots make it a nice ride for ferry tours and weekend trips.  Its calm areas also make it a safe swimming spot for cruises to let its people off to swim.

 The Mississippi river is also a big trade way.  Loggers would use this river to trade logs for instance.  Merchants also used the river to sell there items without paying for transportation in the 18 and 19 hundreds.

 There is about 15 pure fishing towns on the Mississippi river in each state that has contact with the river.  These towns solely rely on fishing as there main source of income, and the river is the only reason these towns where founded.

 The town of Hannibal sits on the Mississippi river.  This town probably wouldn’t of been founded if it wasn’t for the Mississippi river. Photo from hanbo.com

 Transportation was a key reason why the Mississippi was so important to life then and now.  Traveling by this river would cut a 3 month trip down to a couple of weeks in the 1800’s  There was many types of transportation for them too in the 1800’s.

 They used flat boats as the main way to move their material around in the 1800’s Photo from rootsweb.com

 In the middle 1800’s they used steam boats to move passengers up and down the river.  This was the first way of travel people had up the united states that was quick. Photo from Wikipedia.com

 Rafts were the cheapest way to travel in the 1800’s  They could only travel down stream because they couldn’t fight the river’s down stream currants.  Could hold anywhere from 1 to 10 people

 Today ferrys are typically used to travel up and down the Mississippi river. Photo from Greatriverroad.com

 Barges are the most economical way to move resources in the modern day.  They can carry enough wheat to bake 2 million loaves of bread.  Every day hundreds of barges go up and down the Mississippi river.

 This river is a home to many different types of animals in the US.  It is home to bears, fish, birds, small animals, and also plant life in that area.  The Mississippi river has the fifth largest vegetation diversity in the world.

 The Mississippi river controls about 40% of the migratory fleet.  It is home to about 20% of the nations duck population. Photo from 4Rivers.com

 The Mississippi river is considered a fishing hot spot of the world.  It holds 241 species of fish.  In the book The adventures of huckleberry Finn. The main character Huckleberry uses the river as a main food source to survive on.

 The upper Mississippi river area is home to many kinds of plant life.  It is famous for the growth of tall grasses, prairies, and the hard woods that grow there.  The plants that grow here help support all other life in this region.

 Carolyn Jean Adams Switzer. Early migration trails. 12 Sep web. 18 December 2012  Americas first interstate. Department of Transportation. 08 may, 2012 web. 18 December, 2012  Mississippi river info. 4 rivers reality Inc. n.d web./photo. 18 December, 2012  Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. New York: Dover Publications, Inc Print.

 River Facts and Fun. Mississippi river parkway commission web./photo. 18 December,  Caleuche. River facts. Mississippi river resource page. N.d. web/photo. 18 December, 2012  Steamboats. Wikipedia. 18 December, photo. 18 December,  Greg O’Brien. History now. Mississippi Historical Society. N.d photo. 18 December 2012.

 Hannibal. G3bi 28 May, 2010 photo. 18 December, 2012