Jun 22, 2017
The World’s Largest Small-Scale Model Is Right Here In Mississippi And You’ll Want To Visit Even though Mississippi is home to a ton of unique and amazing sites, the last thing you’d expect to find in the Magnolia State is the “world’s largest” anything, but that’s...
Jun 22, 2017
The largest model engineers used to study the waters of the Mississippi River Valley has been abandoned for over twenty years at Butts Park in Jackson. Take a short walk with engineer Wayne O’Neal and technician Jane Vaughan over what remains. C. Todd Sherman /...
Jun 20, 2017
April 28th Tour and Restoration Event May 13th Clean Up Day June 1st Canton Rotary Presentation June 8th Mississippi Heritage Trust Listen Up Conference Presentation June 17th Clean up Day July 5th MDAH History is Now Lunch presentation July 22nd Clean Up Day August...
Apr 28, 2017
Friends uncover Mississippi River marvel There is an engineering marvel in Jackson that some worry might one day be forgotten, because it was once hiding under an overgrowth of trees at Buddy Butts Park. The Mississippi River Basin Model is a 200-acre scale replica of...
Apr 4, 2017
Please join us April 8th for a Clean-Up Day! . If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to this event via Facebook or by contacting Sarah McEwen with Friends of Mississippi River Basin Model. Comment below or message us if you have any...
Feb 21, 2017
Please join us February 25th for our first 2017 Clean-Up Day! . If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to this event via Facebook or by contacting Sarah McEwen with Friends of Mississippi River Basin Model. Comment below or message us if you have any...
Nov 18, 2016
Help Clean up the Mississippi River Basin Model BY ELMALVANEY on NOVEMBER 18, 2016 • ( 6 ) Maybe you’ve heard about the awesome engineering marvel right here in Jackson, the Mississippi River Basin Model, built with German POW labor and designed to help the U.S. Corps...
Oct 28, 2016
Please join us November 19th for our second Clean-Up Day! We will be partnering with the City of Jackson and Keep Jackson Beautiful to continue our clean-up efforts of the model. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to this event via Facebook or by...
Oct 19, 2016
Walt’s Look Around: MS River Basin Model Wednesday, October 19th 2016, 9:03 pm CDTWednesday, October 19th 2016, 9:29 pm CDT Posted by Bob Burks, Digital Content Producer By Walt Grayson JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -There is a piece of Mississippi History...
Oct 17, 2016
Check out the drone video from Saturdays cleanup. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1049618541802875&id=983714048393325