Bird's Point, Missouri

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This former town located on an island or former island in the Mississippi River near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is situated directly across the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois. This is the point where the U.S. Highway 60 bridge connects up with Wickliffe. The area was an important northern railroad and river terminus for cotton distribution also a strategic site during the Civil War. In September 1908, the river bank caved off and essentially destroyed the boat yard and the surrounding facilities. It is the birthplace of jazz pianist Jess Stacy.