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WAPLES CUT. Channel dug from the old levee at Dubuque to the main channel of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. The project was named for [[WAPLES, Peter|Peter WAPLES]], who paid much of the expense of its construction. | [[Image:waplescut.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]WAPLES CUT. Channel dug from the old levee at Dubuque to the main channel of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]]. The project was named for [[WAPLES, Peter|Peter WAPLES]], who paid much of the expense of its construction. | ||
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Revision as of 00:51, 9 April 2012
WAPLES CUT. Channel dug from the old levee at Dubuque to the main channel of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER. The project was named for Peter WAPLES, who paid much of the expense of its construction.