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Current River railroad tie drive 1910

ties would choke the Current River in the early days of Ozarks timber harvesting

In the early days of timber harvest in the Ozarks, spring railroad tie drives would choke the Current River, disturbed fish spawning and made travel by boat impossible. 

By: Melanie Carden-Jessen

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