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Mississippi Valley National Park plan urged at Chicago meeting
Mississippi Valley association endorses creating a Mississippi National Park along the river near McGregor Iowa and Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. The 500 delegates from 22 states discuss park size, funding, and political barriers, noting 20 million people live within a night’s rail ride and detailing regional history and potential benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Association
Mississippi Valley National Park
Mississippi River
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Chicago
Chasin
Alleghenies
Rockies
France
Germany
Mississippi
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Harry H. Merrick
Congress
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Galveston
St. Louis
Kansas City
Detroit
Denver
Valley Empire
Parker
United States
Mississippi National Park
Washington
Rocky Mountain National Park
Forest Service
Bureau
Department of Agriculture
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
House
House Public Lands Committee
Senate
Mount Evans
Agricultural Department
Interior Department
Natonal
National Park
Seenie National Park
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Lafayette
Maine
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Omaha
Wisconsin
Martha Brunn
New York
Iowa
Pike's Peak
Pictured Rocks
Green Bay
Fox River
Wisconsin River
Jean Nicollett
Pierre Radisson
Paris
Jean Groseiller
Missouri
Mandan
Bismarck
N. D
Jolet
Pere Marquette
Upper
Arkansas
Quebec
Ilinois
Lake Michigan
la Salle
Gulf
Louis XIV
Sieur Marin
Basil Girard
Arenchman
St. Lawrence
Lower Mississippi
Northwest Company
Hudson's Bay Company
Zebulon M. Pike
Towa
John Jacob Astor
American Fur Company
Missouri Fur Company
Shelby
Fort McKaye
Fort Crawford
Fort Shelby
Abraham Lincoln
Winds
Zachary Taylor
Jefferson Davis
Black Hawk
Taylor
Davis
Albert Sidney Johnson
Utah