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Photographer: Craig Swain
Taken: September 1, 2010
Caption: Old River Chute
Additional Description: At the time of the Civil War, the Mississippi River ran at the base of the Chickasaw Bluffs. The water batteries were placed just up from the river bank. Today Cold Creek empties into Chute Lake, a remainder of the river's former channel, at the base of the buffs.
Submitted: October 11, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p132029
File Size: 0.896 Megabytes

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