In 1944, a cartographer named Harold Fisk traced the mighty Mississippi River, as it flowed in his day, with a thin, snaking line of white. He pored over geological maps and added a series of earth-toned ribbons showing where he thought the river had flowed in previous decades. Map via NPR’s Krulwich Wonders as adapted from Harold Fiske’s 1944 Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River Click through to see the whole amazing map. What the Flooding Mississippi Means for America’s Dinner - Food - GOOD
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In 1944, a cartographer named Harold Fisk traced the mighty Mississippi River, as it flowed in his day, with a thin, snaking line of white. He pored over geological maps and added a series of earth-toned ribbons showing where he thought the river had flowed in previous decades.

Map via NPR’s Krulwich Wonders as adapted from Harold Fiske’s 1944 Geological Investigation of the Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River

Click through to see the whole amazing map.

What the Flooding Mississippi Means for America’s Dinner - Food - GOOD

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