Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Today's Route: Columbus Marina, Columbus, MS to Demopolis Yacht Basin, Demopolis, AL
Today's Mileage: 119
Total Mileage: 1082
Hours for the day: 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM 11 Hours
John C. Stennis Lock & Dam formerly known as Columbus Lock & Dam, Columbus, MS. 30' Lift.  In at 9:00 AM out at 9:20 AM. This is the old Snag Barge "MONTGTOMERY," which would go up and down the rivers picking up logs and other debris.  This vessel has been replaced by a newer snag barge is is now open as a museum at the Tom Bevill Visitor Center, Tom Bevill Lock & Dam, Carrollton, AL.
   

U.S. Snagboat "MONTGOMERY," circa 1926, is permanently docked beside the Visitor Center at the Tom Bevill Lock & Dam.  This restored sternwheel steamboat is lissted on the National Register of Historic Places and contains exhibits about the boat's operation and history.

Tom Bevill Lock & Dam, Carrollton, AL.

   

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