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"Ross Barnett Reservoir, Central, Mississippi. Completed January, 1965, this $25,000,000 project involved no Federal funds. The 50-square-mile lake extends 43 water miles from the main dam near Jackson to within 6 miles of Carthage. Maintained by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, a state agency, comprised of the counties of Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, and Scott, all of which adjoin the Reservoir." View of Pearl River. Side 2.

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  • Item: 295
  • Description: "Ross Barnett Reservoir, Central, Mississippi. Completed January, 1965, this $25,000,000 project involved no Federal funds. The 50-square-mile lake extends 43 water miles from the main dam near Jackson to within 6 miles of Carthage. Maintained by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, a state agency, comprised of the counties of Hinds, Leake, Madison, Rankin, and Scott, all of which adjoin the Reservoir." View of Pearl River. Side 2.
  • Creator(s): Gibson, Gertrude
  • Date: 1967
  • City/State: Mississippi
  • Call Number: PI/2008.0001
  • Filename: 122317-photo-2.tif