The Great River Road is not a single road as its name might suggest. It is a collection of state, provincial, and local roads which follow the course of the Mississippi River through ten states of the United States: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Developed in 1938, the road has a separate commission in each state. These in turn cooperate through the Mississippi River Parkway Commission (source: Wikipedia).
The 5-cent Great River Road commemorative postage stamp was issued on October 21, 1966, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, headquarters of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission. The stamp's image suggests the central portion of the United States from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. The double-pointed red arrow indicates the route of the road, which is a white ribbon on either side of the Mississippi River.
This must be a wonderful drive! Is it only on one side of the river, do you know, or does it switch sides?
ReplyDeleteI've featured several postcards from this area.
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome stamp! Huck Finn, Jim and Tom Sawyer immediately comes to my mind when I read your post :)
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It's a great stamp. (I believe I showed it some time back)
ReplyDeleteThat would be an interesting drive.
ReplyDeleteWonderful stamp!
ReplyDeleteMarvellous way to see the changing scenes and river.
ReplyDeletegreat stamp, card and journey, would be awesome to travel the length one day..!
ReplyDeleteComing for a visit very late! I have seen the great river road marked on an atlas, and wondered what it was.
ReplyDeleteStill catching up on last week's stamps!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of that drive - it's just the sort of route I would follow.