MASSAC COUNTY — Since the formation of the Massac-Metropolis Port District (MMPD), one of its main goals has been the acquisition of land on which to create a port district.

That goal was accomplished June 2 when the MMPD was deeded the title to the former Lock & Dam 52 property at Brookport from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Background information is taken from the Massac County Illinois History Vol. 1 1987 book produced by the Massac County Historical Society and archived Metropolis Planet articles.

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