The Red River of the South meanders 1,360 miles through Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana before empting into the Mississippi River. It forms the border between Texas and Oklahoma for significant distances.

The Red River has played key roles in Alexandria and Pineville through the decades, and centuries, through peaceful times and through the Civil War, through low stages of the river, and in floods like that shown below of the Murray Street Bridge.

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Mercury on Red River2	Steamboat on Red River	Steamboat with Cotton
Murray Street Bridge2	Murray Street Bridge	Murray Street Bridge
Murray Street Bridge	Murray Street Bridge	Murray Street Bridge
	O.K. Allen Bridge3	O.K. Allen Bridge8

²Courtesy of Don Sepulvado    ³Courtesy of Fred Richards
⁸Courtesy of Monnie Burnette