Stops being navigable at Sioux City. The Mighty Mo is also traditionally more like the Platte River; wide, winding, braided. The Missouri only deepened once channelization work was done by the Army Corps of Engineers
Good shout its quite a journey to get down the Missouri then the Mississippi. I think youll find theres a lot of towns along the Missouri. It also served as a main trade route during westward expansion when everyone was trying to go.. well, more West. The coasts will always be more appealing
Nothing like the beauty of the Atlantic Ocean. Whenever I leave the East Coast I feel claustrophobia from being landlocked. No idea why people would want to live away from water.
They could've built a dam on the Missouri River similar to the Hoover dam and started a city similar to Las Vegas, or a city near the Black Hills mountains similar to Denver.
Was scrolling for this response. Largest cities in the world have some access to waterways. Most large economic hubs developed this way. These landlocked states just ship their goods out to the edges.
I grew up in a city of 90,000 - now around 70,000 - and quickly learned after moving away that many people don't consider places of that size to even be 'cities'. I've been told I grew up in a 'town' by people trying to correct me when I refer to my hometown as a 'city'. I beg to differ, but I understand the sentiment after living in Los Angeles, the Bay, Reno and Denver. As for Lewiston, Idaho - never heard of it until now. Looked it up, a town of 35,000. Even I call that a town.
Not saying it isn't a great place - towns of 35000 can be beautiful, busy, wonderful places. But they are not cities nor are they of great significance to the nation.
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u/Numerous-Confusion-9 26d ago edited 26d ago
No access to water that leads to an ocean. Edit: easy access