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Dredging Project Unearths 19 Cannons In Savannah River This is one of 19 Revolutionary War-era cannons brought up from the bottom of the Savannah River as part of the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project. (Photo courtesy of Savannah Engineer District)

This is one of 19 Revolutionary War-era cannons brought up from the bottom of the Savannah River as part of the Savannah Harbor Deepening Project. (Photo courtesy of Savannah Engineer District)

Dredging Project Unearths 19 Cannons In Savannah River

April 1, 2022

About 13 months ago, a Weeks Marine dredge crew turned up three cannons, an anchor and a timber during dredging operations in the vicinity of Old Fort Jackson on the… Read More

Think Spring; Keep It Green Corned Beef and Cabbage.

Think Spring; Keep It Green

March 24, 2022

For the record, when selecting corned beef, feel the meat. The meat should be firm. Soft and mushy corned beef means that it contains too much fat. Corned beef used… Read More

The Pioneer Lived Up To Its Name The Pioneer at the new Gallipolis Lock for the dedication ceremony in 1938. (Photo courtesy of Capt. C.R. Neale)

The Pioneer Lived Up To Its Name

March 23, 2022

The Dravo Contracting Company experimented in building a steam prop towboat in 1919 that it named Peace. Following the construction of this vessel, the company built mainly sternwheel vessels, both… Read More

Living Lands & Waters Assists In West Kentucky Tornado Recovery Volunteers from Living Lands & Waters stand in front of a pile of debris cleaned from Kentucky Lake. (Photo by Joel Quimby)

Volunteers from Living Lands & Waters stand in front of a pile of debris cleaned from Kentucky Lake. (Photo by Joel Quimby)

Living Lands & Waters Assists In West Kentucky Tornado Recovery

March 20, 2022

River cleanup and environmental advocacy organization Living Lands & Waters typically cleans 500,00 to 700,000 pounds of garbage from the nation’s rivers each year. “This is 1.2 million pounds we’ve… Read More

NWS Marks Anniversary Of 1997 Flood

The flood of 1997 was the largest flood since 1964 in the Ohio River Valley. The National Weather Service has created a website with photos, video interviews and facts to memorialize the flood, in which 24 people died. The Ohio River was closed for roughly 400 miles, from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Smithland, Ky., because of flooded navigational locks. This photo shows downtown Louisville, Ky. (Photo by Judy Webber, courtesy of the National Weather Service)

NWS Marks Anniversary Of 1997 Flood

March 11, 2022

The National Weather Service’s Ohio River Forecast Center has partnered with local forecasting offices to memorialize Ohio River Basin flooding in 1997 through a website in connection with the flood’s… Read More

Blessing Ceremony Marks SCI River Chaplain Transition From left: The Rev. Kempton Baldridge, the Rev. David Shirk and the Rev. Tom Rhoades. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

From left: The Rev. Kempton Baldridge, the Rev. David Shirk and the Rev. Tom Rhoades. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Blessing Ceremony Marks SCI River Chaplain Transition

March 4, 2022

The tools of the trade the Rev. David Shirk received as the new Upper Mississippi and Ohio River chaplain for Seamen’s Church Institute may not have been what he expected. Read More

Golding Family To Donate Riverside Land For New Vicksburg Park John Reid Golding at site of future community park in Vicksburg on land to be donated by the Golding family.

John Reid Golding at site of future community park in Vicksburg on land to be donated by the Golding family.

Golding Family To Donate Riverside Land For New Vicksburg Park

February 25, 2022

Vicksburg, Miss., will soon have a new community park on the Mississippi River, thanks to a donation from Vicksburg’s own Golding family. Golding Barge Line (GBL) has operated out of… Read More

RiverWorks Discovery Holds Who Works The Rivers In Vicksburg Standing before of a Corps survey boat, Bert Turcotte, Andy Hall and Michael Dale of the Vicksburg Engineer District’s operations department describes for students the careers available in the river operations field. (USACE photo by Vanessa Barnes)

Standing before of a Corps survey boat, Bert Turcotte, Andy Hall and Michael Dale of the Vicksburg Engineer District’s operations department describes for students the careers available in the river operations field. (USACE photo by Vanessa Barnes)

RiverWorks Discovery Holds Who Works The Rivers In Vicksburg

February 25, 2022

Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, Miss., hosted a Who Works the Rivers (WWR) career discovery day February 11, with about 150 high school juniors and seniors from five area schools… Read More

Sweet Treats For Our Maritime Employees Strawberry cookies.

Sweet Treats For Our Maritime Employees

February 23, 2022

Strawberry cookies Ingredients: 1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 cup oil 1/3 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup brown sugar… Read More

Corps Seeks Help Writing History Book On Ohio L&Ds 52, 53 Crews construct Ohio River Locks and Dam 52 on August 2, 1926. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

Crews construct Ohio River Locks and Dam 52 on August 2, 1926. (Photo courtesy of Louisville Engineer District)

Corps Seeks Help Writing History Book On Ohio L&Ds 52, 53

February 22, 2022

If you lived or worked near former Ohio River Lock and Dam 52 or 53 in southern Illinois, the Corps of Engineers wants to hear your story and see your… Read More