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Winfield was laid out in 1879, and named after Winfield Scott Killam, the original owner of the town site. [4] A post office called Winfield has been in operation since 1880. [5] On June 18, 2008, floodwaters opened a 150-foot breach in a primary levee along the Mississippi River in Winfield. [6]
The group passed time playing cards, doing puzzles, and drinking newly legalized beer. Clyde Barrow parked his stolen car in the left side of the double garage beneath the two apartments while Blanche and Buck had to rent space at a nearby house for their car as a neighbor had the right-side spot already.
Lock and Dam No. 25 is a lock and dam located near Winfield, Missouri, on the Upper Mississippi River around river mile 241.4. The movable portion of the dam is 1,296 feet (395.0 m) long and consists of three roller gates and 14 tainter gates. A 2,566 feet (782.1 m) submersible dike extends to the Illinois shore.
The part of Route 56 west of Winfield became an extension of Route 47. Route 79 had major closures as a result of the Mississippi River floods of 2019 and other recent floods. Its buckling pavement in summer 2019 was attributed to hotter and more erratic climate conditions. [1] Along the route in downtown Hannibal
A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an expression that dates back to 1645 [ 1 ] meaning a structure or argument built on a shaky foundation or one that will collapse if a necessary (but ...
The following zones are under a mandatory evacuation order: Due to an "immediate threat to life," according to Cal Fire, the following areas are under a mandatory evacuation order: DRY-U026-A
Silk Maps: The Story of MI9’s Excursion into the World of Cartography, Barbara Bond, Cartographic Journal, Vol 21, No.2, Dec 1984, pp141–145. MI9 Fabric Maps 1939–1945, Barbara Bond SMRO/SLR, Maps Division Dec 1982 (interlibrary memo). Maps Printed on Silk, Barbara Bond, Map Collector, No. 22, 1983, pages 10–13.
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