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Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway nears completion after seven years
After years of legal fights by Louisville & Nashville Railroad and the Environmental Defense Fund, opponents withdraw suits and Congress funding continues, leaving completion possible by 1985. Judge Keady notes uncertainty over economic and environmental outcomes. The 232 mile canal links Pickwick Lake to Demopolis Alabama, connecting the Tennessee River to the Gulf of Mexico via the Tombigbee.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Alabama
U.S
William C. Keady
Congress
Keady
mid-Ohio River
Gulf of Mexico
Pickwick Lake
Mississippi-Tennessee
Demopolis
Ala
Tennessee River
Mobile
Tombighee River
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
The
Environmental Defense Fund
Army Corps of Engineers