Mississippi center to note Roosevelt’s 1902 teddy bear hunt
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is starting construction of a visitor’s center for seven wildlife refuges in the Mississippi Delta.
The service broke ground Wednesday in Onward for the 5,000 square-foot Theodore Roosevelt Visitor Center, projected to cost $5.6 million. A 6-acre Sharkey County parcel for the center was donated by Wildlife Mississippi….
…Among participants Wednesday were Simon Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s great-great grandson, and Ann Marie Parker, Collier’s great-niece. Also participating were Gov. Phil Bryant and U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.
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10/13/16
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