page_title: William A. Thompson
section_title: Dredge named after Thompson
hierarchical_section_title: William A. Thompson / Dredge named after Thompson
caption_attribution_description: I took this picture myself.
context_page_description: William A. Thompson was an engineer with the United States Army Corps of Engineers who managed improvements on the Mississippi River.
context_section_description: A USACE dredge is named after him was designed in 1935. The dredge was built by Dravo Corporation, and christened in 1937 by Thompson's granddaughter. The dredge arrived in its home in Fountain City, Wisconsin on May 22, 1937. It worked on the upper Mississippi River, St. Croix River, and Illinois River until 2006.
caption: The William A. Thompson in Fountain City, WI
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