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Mississippi County

Missouri’s easternmost county: giant bottomland trees, a Mississippian mound town, and the river crossings of the Civil War.

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Parks & Historic Sites

Dorena–Hickman Ferry

State Highway A, Dorena, MO

A car ferry across the Mississippi between Dorena and Hickman, Kentucky, one of the few ways across the river between Cairo and Caruthersville. In summer the last run leaves Missouri at 6:30 p.m., and in winter at 4:30 p.m. It’s cash only and often closes for high or low water, so call or check its Facebook page before you go.

Where
State Highway A, Dorena, MO
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