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Kayaks Don't Pay Toll . . May 18-19, 1999 All others pay cash (50 cents for cars) at the St. Francisville, Mo. toll bridge. This is the view upstream from Ft. Pike Access, with mist on the water and a cloud bank obscuring the high bluffs. |
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The Battle of Athens site, Missouri . . . From Farmington to Keokuk, the west bank of the river is Missouri. A pivotal battle took place on this site in August of 1861, the northernmost battle of the Civil War fought west of the Mississippi. |