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May 2023
13m 8s

Mississippi River Basin Model (Classic)

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A walk through this scale model has you feeling like a giant, and striding from Baton Rouge to Omaha in an hour. LEARN MORE about the model and the group trying to revive it, here: https://friendsofmrbm.org/ 
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