Grandpa Dredger Still Workin’ Old Man River
The opening of the Panama Canal was a catastrophe for Midwestern granger . So , in 1930 the US regime place about change the Mississippi River to improve its payload dealings capability . 79 long time later , one dredger is still on the line . The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1930 empower a 9 - foundation thick , 400 - foot wide distribution channel be removed from the bottom of the Upper Mississippi River to allow for true consignment traffic navigation ....