Cape Girardeau in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
1958
River Industry
By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
1. 1958 Marker
The Mississippi River provides an abundant supply of sand to Cape Girardeau. This great resource has enhanced the community's ability to construct such large concrete projects as the A.C. Brase Arena Building, the Common Pleas Courthouse steps, Interstate 55, the Emerson Bridge, and the Mississippi River flood-wall. The towboat pictured was owned by the C.W. "Woody" Rushing family and named for Woody's wife, Evelyn Rushing. Captain Woody, one of the great modern river captains, stands watch on the bridge.
Panel Sponsor:
Mike Rushing
This panel is dedicated to the memory and honor of C. W. "Woody" Rushing, Evelyn L. Rushing, and to all those hardworking people who made their living working on the rivers of this great nation.
Erected by Mississippi River Tales River Heritage Mural Association Cape Girardeau, Missouri Where the river turns a thousand tales.
Location. 37° 18.161′ N, 89° 31.081′ W. Marker is in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in Cape Girardeau County. Marker is on Water Street. Located on Missouri
By Sandra Hughes, August 12, 2012
2. 1958 Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Literary Giants/Missouri Mule (here, next to this marker); Mark Twain / Missouri Generals / George Caleb Bingham (a few steps from this marker); Visionary Women/Entrepreneurs (a few steps from this marker); 1927 (a few steps from this marker); Captains of Industry (within shouting distance of this marker); 1918-1919 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War/The Boys of Summer (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington Carver (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cape Girardeau.
Also see . . . Mississippi River Tales Mural. The Mississippi River Tales is a mural containing 24 panels covering nearly 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of the 15-foot (4.6 m)-high downtown floodwall in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. (Submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Alabama, USA.)
Categories. • Bridges & Viaducts • Environment • Waterways & Vessels •
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Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2017. This page originally submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2017, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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