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2 unusual facts about Old River Control Structure


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Old River Control Structure, connecting the Red River to the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers

Old River Control Structure

To reduce travel time, Captain Henry M. Shreve, a river engineer and founder of Shreveport, La., dug a canal in 1831 through the neck of Turnbull’s Bend; this canal became known as Shreve's Cut.



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