Thread: How a Champagne-Laden Steamship Ended Up in a Kansas Cornfield
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Old 07-30-16, 09:00 AM   #1
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The plan was to bring the banks closer together, and by narrowing the width of the river, speed up the current, making boat passage much faster.
Downriver, sure, but it doesn't much help upstream traffic.

Still, cool discovery.
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