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Hales Bar Dam 1950s

Posted on February 12, 2026 at 8:00 am

    This is a 1950s chrome view of Hales Bar Dam from the west bank of the river. In 1933, R. J. Hoge Sr. caught a 154 pound Mississippi catfish just below the lock. The spillway consisted of 17 separate 40-ton sections that were brought there by barge....
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