Phippen said he had to carefully map the route through the region ... the banks of the Missouri River to Davenport in the ...

It begins at or near the Missouri River and ends at the Mississippi, taking advantage of the fact that ... is only about 32 ...

with the French explorer Jacques Marquette reaching Iowa in 1673 and proving the first European maps of the Upper Mississippi River. Clayton County’s Marquette is named after him. By the early ...

Mississippi. Guests will then spend a day of scenic cruising prior to disembarking the ship in Memphis. Enjoy scenic views of the serpentine river route – perhaps with expert commentary or a ...