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" Today, few visitors gazing upon the beautiful, blue waters of Navajo Lake know that four communities were obliterated and according to Frances Swadesh nearly 200 families were displaced to build the dam. The confluence of the Piedra, San Juan and Los Pinos Rivers is no more. In 1958, construction of Navajo Dam began, and by 20 April 1963, when it opened, reservoir waters would eventually "create a relatively deep but narrow reservoir extending 35...
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2024.
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"After graduating from Mississippi State University in 1976, Di Rushing and her husband, Sam, found themselves back on their family farm near Merigold, Mississippi, with 350 acres and no real clue what to do. The couple decided to open the first winery in Mississippi, and with it, a successful business was born. Six years later, a small restaurant joined the Delta winery. Both businesses were thriving by 1990, with eight national award-winning wines,...