"Majestic stream! along thy banks, In silent, stately, solemn ranks, The forests stand, and seem with pride To gaze upon thy mighty tide."
— Mississippi River

January 1, 1970

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RiversGeography of the United States
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Charles Timothy Brooks, "To the Mississippi", opening lines; The Monthly Miscellany of Religion and Letters, vol. ix, no. 6 (December 1843), p. 335