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June 26, 1926
The Alaska Daily Empire
Juneau, Alaska
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In Pierre, S.D., junked motor cars are piled along the Missouri River bank to prevent erosion during spring floods, proving more effective than logs or brush in stopping the river from washing away farmland.
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JUNKED MOTOR CARS STOP "WASHING" OF RIVER BANK
PIERRE, S. D., June 26 - Junked motor cars are being put to a new use here, that of helping to "tame" the Missouri River.
The "Big Muddy" has a coy habit of tearing away large chunks of South Dakota farm land abutting the stream, during the spring rises, and carrying them downstream some times in 20 acre chunks. The piling of logs, brush and debris along the bank has not availed to stop the channel's depredations.
But it has been discovered that the frames of junked cars, piled one upon another wherever the channel is cutting away the bank, settle so firmly and are so impervious to the channel stream that they stop the cutting away of the bank. Several score of abandoned automobiles are serving more effectively than expensive piling.
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PIERRE, S. D., June 26 - Junked motor cars are being put to a new use here, that of helping to "tame" the Missouri River.
The "Big Muddy" has a coy habit of tearing away large chunks of South Dakota farm land abutting the stream, during the spring rises, and carrying them downstream some times in 20 acre chunks. The piling of logs, brush and debris along the bank has not availed to stop the channel's depredations.
But it has been discovered that the frames of junked cars, piled one upon another wherever the channel is cutting away the bank, settle so firmly and are so impervious to the channel stream that they stop the cutting away of the bank. Several score of abandoned automobiles are serving more effectively than expensive piling.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Misfortune
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Junked Cars
Missouri River
Bank Erosion
Pierre S D
River Taming
Where did it happen?
Pierre, S. D., Missouri River
Story Details
Location
Pierre, S. D., Missouri River
Event Date
June 26
Story Details
Junked motor cars are piled along the Missouri River bank to stop erosion, settling firmly and preventing the river from tearing away South Dakota farmland more effectively than logs or brush.