The Mississippi River is known as the Middle Mississippi from the Upper Mississippi River's confluence with the Missouri River at St. Louis, Missouri, for 190 miles (310 km) to its confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. read more
He discovered the Mississippi River in 1541 and crossed it in order to explore Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Even though he had made great progress in exploring previously unknown areas, he was unsuccessful in finding any gold or treasure. read more
However, The Mississippi River’s drainage basin is the third largest in the world! No wonder so many tribes had room to live along the river. Records indicate that some of the original Indian tribes that settled in different parts of the Mississippi included Winnebago, Ojibwa, Fox, Sauk, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cheyenne, Sioux, Alabama and Kickapoo. read more