You could follow the mighty Mississippi River through 10 states ... And then progress marched on and by 1985, Route 66 was bypassed by new, faster highways. But you can still drive the old ...

and it continues to give life to the cities that sprang up along its route. After Union forces captured Vicksburg, Mississippi, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln saw the emancipated river as a ...

The group American Rivers says the Mississippi faces threats including increased flooding and inadequate disaster prevention ...