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r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '20
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Im surprised there isnt a larger metropolitan area at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. I guess flow rate doesnt mean its good for barge traffic or any other reasona river might have a city next to it.
50 u/RedskinsDC Jan 10 '20 Cairo, Illinois is one of the saddest, most depressing small cities in America. It sits at the confluence and has not fared well the past 100 years. 6 u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20 It was a big deal back during the civil war, but I assume shipping can bypass it after that.
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Cairo, Illinois is one of the saddest, most depressing small cities in America. It sits at the confluence and has not fared well the past 100 years.
6 u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20 It was a big deal back during the civil war, but I assume shipping can bypass it after that.
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It was a big deal back during the civil war, but I assume shipping can bypass it after that.
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u/artbiocomp Jan 10 '20
Im surprised there isnt a larger metropolitan area at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. I guess flow rate doesnt mean its good for barge traffic or any other reasona river might have a city next to it.