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The Headwater Diversion Channel is a canal in southeast Missouri. Flowing west to east, it diverts the headwaters of the Castor and Whitewater rivers and Crooked Creek directly into the Mississippi River south of Cape Girardeau. It was built between 1910 and 1916 by the Little River Drainage District.
In 1799, American settlers founded the first English school west of the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau at a landmark called Mount Tabor, named by the settlers for the Biblical Mount Tabor. [10] The town of Cape Girardeau was incorporated in 1808, prior to Missouri statehood. It was reincorporated as a city in 1843.
Location of Cape Girardeau County in Missouri. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. Latitude and longitude ...
The stream flows past the community of Laflin, enters Cape Girardeau County and turns south as it passes the Lake Girardeau Conservation Area. [4] It passes under Missouri Route U and enters the Diversion Channel two miles southwest of Whitewater at 37°13′00″N 89°50′10″W / 37.21667°N 89.83611°W / 37.21667; -89.83611 and ...
The Mississippi River Tales is a mural containing 24 panels covering nearly 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of the 15-foot (4.6 m)-high downtown floodwall in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It illustrates the area's history, beginning with the Native Americans who inhabited it between 900 and 1200.
Cape Girardeau's Riverfront Park, located at 121 N. Water St., overlooks the Mississippi River. Portions of the riverfront are featured in the "Gone Girl" trailer. Greta Cross is the trending ...
Historically, the name Whitewater River applied to a 120 km (75 mi) long stream that headed approximately two miles east of the community of Womack in St. Francois County flowing south through Perry, Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Stoddard counties before entering the Little River near Bell City.
This is a Mississippi River fishing/boat ramp with a floating dock. 8 3.2: Cape Girardeau: Reynolds (S P) Access: This area offers access to the Mississippi River. There is a boat ramp. 1 0.40: Pemiscot