Mississippi River Basin Model
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Built by Italian and German POWs this to-scale replica is one of the largest miniatures ever made. It is supposed to represent over 41% of the mainland U.S. and over 15,000 miles of the river. It's abandoned and not maintained and weeds have covered much of it. It sits within the borders of the Buddy Butts Park and is open to the public.
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Mississippi River Basin Model
This is abandoned but not neglected. There is a nonprofit group actively working to restore and maintain it. They have monthly cleanup days.
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Mississippi River Basin Model
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Mississippi River Basin Model
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Mississippi River Basin Model
Map showing proposed site if it could be rejuvenated into an tourist attraction.
See map on the architect’s website here:
https://burriswagnon.com/?page_id=174
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Mississippi River Basin Model
Wonder what topography this represents?
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Mississippi River Basin Model
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Mississippi River Basin Model
Piles of accordion metal mesh that was used to simulate trees on the model to accurately test affected water flow.