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The Mississippi River Tales is a mural containing 24 panels covering nearly of the -high downtown floodwall in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It illustrates the history of the area beginning with the Native Americans who inhabited the area between 900 and 1200. Each panel tells a story: Louis Lorimier platting the city in 1793, the transfer of Upper Louisiana from France to the United States in 1804, Missouri gaining statehood in 1821, the coming of the railroad in 1880, the Big Freeze of 1918-19 and the completion of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, among many others. The paintings are in a style similar to that of painter Thomas Hart Benton. (Pamela Selbert, Chicago Tribune, November 18, 2007). The mural was painted by Chicago artist Thomas Melvin,〔(Thomas Melvin )〕 in collaboration with several local artists, and was dedicated at a public ceremony on July 7, 2005. ==Panels== Image:CapeRiverWall1.JPG|Planning a City Image:CapeRiverWall2.JPG|Lewis and Clark Image:CapeRiverWall3.JPG|The Louisiana Purchase Image:CapeRiverWall4.JPG|Missouri Statehood Image:CapeRiverWall5.JPG|The Trail of Tears Image:CapeRiverWall6.JPG|The Civil War Image:CapeRiverWall7.JPG|The Civil War Image:CapeRiverWall8.JPG|St. Vincent's Young Ladies' Academy Image:CapeRiverWall9.JPG|River Commerce Image:CapeRiverWall10.JPG|President Taft's Visit Image:CapeRiverWall11.JPG|The Great Fire Image:CapeRiverWall12.JPG|The Big Freeze Image:CapeRiverWall13.JPG|The Three "Cape Girardeaus" Image:CapeRiverWall14.JPG|Riverboat Jazz Image:CapeRiverWall15.JPG|The Big Flood Image:CapeRiverWall16.JPG|River Industry Image:CapeRiverWall17.JPG|The Great Wall Image:CapeRiverWall18.JPG|River Fest 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mississippi River Tales Mural」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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