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Grassy1
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| What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 12:59 pm)
I thought it was recent, friend of mine says he thought it was dug in the 30's.
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wickowick 
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 1:21 pm to Grassy1)
I have heard the late 50's early 60's. I do not know if this accurate...
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cdaniel76
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 2:34 pm to wickowick)
Yall talking about the Amite River Diversion Canal?
If so, here ya go:
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Construction on the Amite River/Blind River Diversion Canal was begun on June 24, 1957. Estimated coast was $3,033,852. Additional contribution from federal and local interest groups were $2,179,000. construction was completed on February 20, 1964.
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bryso 
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/7/12 at 11:08 pm to cdaniel76)
3mil.  you couldn't get a truckload of fuel delivered for that price now...
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Grassy1
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/8/12 at 9:34 pm to cdaniel76)
Yea, a whopping $5 million to build a 10 mile x 150' structure!
Sounds like a good investment... now most houses out there are 400k and up.
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wickowick
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/8/12 at 10:00 pm to Grassy1)
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Sounds like a good investment... now most houses out there are 400k and up.
25 years ago there wasn't a home out here. My wife and I have been here 10 years, on our second home and couldn't be happier...
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Grassy1
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/9/12 at 7:17 pm to wickowick)
What you think about changing the name, Willowick?
I recently heard someone new to town comment on how nice of area the the DC is, but wondered why it hadn't been named something nice(r) by now.
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wickowick
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/9/12 at 7:52 pm to Grassy1)
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I recently heard someone new to town comment on how nice of area the the DC is, but wondered why it hadn't been named something nice(r) by now.
I don’t think it will ever happen unless all the neighborhoods unite or an organization is formed to promote such an idea. I would be happy if they could ban tubing on the Canal on the weekends...
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Grassy1
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| re: What year was the Strait of Amite completed? (Posted on 4/9/12 at 10:35 pm to wickowick)
I don't know much about tubing, and I don't have a dog in a supposed fight to change the name... I like the area, but its not much of a part of my life.... and probably not soon to be,
but I do sorta agree with my friend that most any name would be an upgrade from the two words that so succinctly and scientifically describe the waterway and its area.
and with the internet, etc, seems like it would be relatively easy to organize a group to push for a name change...
so you would suggest.... uhhh.... something Tubeless?
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