June 29, 2024

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Historic Snapshot: Edwin Hart and Glenn Lampley stand on flooded tracks in Smelterville during the Mississippi River's record crest of 39.95 feet on April 20, 1927.

Standing on the tracks in flooded Smelterville in the spring of 1927 are, left to right, Edwin Hart and Glenn Lampley. The Mississippi River crested at 39.95 feet on April 20, 1927. Courtesy of Eloise Schrader ~ Southeast Missourian archive

Standing on the tracks in flooded Smelterville in the spring of 1927 are, left to right, Edwin Hart and Glenn Lampley. The Mississippi River crested at 39.95 feet on April 20, 1927.

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