January 2, 2009

Until the early twentieth century, much of eastern Arkansas was covered by swampland. Government-funded drainage projects were successful in draining much of the swamp water, opening up thousands of acres of land for farming. The Clay County crew shown here in 1911 is surrounded by mud and swampland as it attempts to clear a drainage ditch.

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