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  Water Tupelo - Plant of the Week
The marker is in the middle of an east Arkansas swamp crowded with trees, especially the water tupelo.
The water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) is a deciduous tree capable of reaching heights of 90 feet with trunks that are funnel shaped at the base but then shoot skyward with little taper or branching.
The water tupelo is native to the gulf costal plane and the lower reaches of the Mississippi river watershed.
www.arhomeandgarden.org /plantoftheweek/articles/Water_Tupelo.htm   (613 words)

  
 Mississippi | State Parks
The purpose of the project is to allow silt-laden waters to settle before reaching the Yazoo and Mississippi Rivers, preventing costly dredging projects.
The shallow lake consist of baldcypress and water tupelo trees in the deeper portions, with buttonbush, American lotus, and swamp privet thickets in more shallow water.
The refuge manages the water level in the brake to promote moist soil plants and to sustain the oak component for migratory birds.
www.recreationfinder.com /mississippi-parks.htm   (1681 words)

  
 City of Tupelo - Water & Light
Tupelo Water and Light Department enjoys the distinct honor of being the first city in American to receive electricity from the landmark Tennessee Valley Authority in 1934.
Tupelo Water and Light Department operates as a self-sustaining arm of city government.
The day-to-day operation of the water and electrical power distribution systems of Tupelo is supervised by a General Manager who is employed by Tupelo's Mayor and City Council.
www.ci.tupelo.ms.us /water-light/W&L_home.htm   (258 words)

  
 water tupelo   Nyssa aquatica   Cornaceae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
The leaf petiole is up to 2 inches long, hairy and red and longer than the other tupelos.
Bark is gray-brown and furrowed and the trunk is often swollen at the base.
Water tupelo is found on flooded sites in the southeastern U.S. and is shade intolerant.
www.forestry.auburn.edu /samuelson/dendrology/cornaceae_pg/water_tupelo.htm   (132 words)

  
  May 26 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1736 - Battle of Ackia: British and Chickasaw soldiers repel a French and Choctaw attack on the Chickasaw village of Ackia, near present-day Tupelo, Mississippi.
The French, under Louisiana governor Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, had sought to link Louisiana with Acadia and the other northern colonies of New France.
2002 - The Mars Odyssey finds signs of huge water ice deposits on the planet Mars.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/May_26   (1447 words)

  
 Water Torch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-30)
Cotton caps, scarves and balaclava, umbrellas, sunscreen creams, moisturizers and lip salve, mineral water torch and knife are some of the things you will be required to carry on the safari.
Ensure that you are prepared for this by carrying emergency supplies to include: sleeping bag(s) food and water torch (flashlight) with batteries a rope or chain Remember that mobile (cell) phones...
GBP0.01 17 LEDs Water Resistant Torch flashlight headlamp AU $0.99 17 LEDs Water Resistant Torch...
www.torchhc.com /watertorch   (948 words)

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