does anyone know when the the core put in all the damns and locks in the that area. this is really nice to hear of years back. I to am from Quincy but no longer live there. it is neat to of the history that was once a part of me or us. good and great hunting. Linda Summers Yates wrote:You realize the course of the river has been changed since then, along with the locks and dams that have been added. This was done by the Army Corp of Engineers. The make it easier for barges and the like to get up and down the river. ==== ILADAMS Mailing List ==== List Members need not respond to subscribe and unsubscribe messages. The List Administrator will provide the help needed. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237