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What is This in the Mississippi River? | Secrets of St. Louis
« on: January 04, 2022, 08:45:04 am »
Just north of St. Louis, in the middle of the Mississippi River, sits a series of mysterious towers.  What are they for?  Join us as we learn about the Chain of Rocks.

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Re: What is This in the Mississippi River? | Secrets of St. Louis
« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2022, 09:12:29 am »
I lived in the St. Louis area for 19 years and never knew what "chain of rocks" meant or why there was a bridge named after it.
The abnormal is not the normal just because it is prevalent.
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