Monroe County is the county which is situated in the state of Mississippi. This county is named after the name of the great president of the US and that is James Monroe.

As far as the U.S. Census Bureau is concerned, the county has a total area of 772 square miles (2,000 km²), of which, 764 square miles (1,979 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 km²) of it (1.02%) is water.

I really feel that the Monroe County has also a lot to do in the historical Shiloh war. You must remember that the Shiloh war was really one of the most deadly civil war of all time. Though no blood shed took place in this region but I must tell you that this was the path which the Union army followed to reach the Tennessee River.

The county seat of the county is the Aberdeen.

I would now like to tell about some of the great sites of the Aberdeen. They are as follows:

1. Aberdeen lake
Aberdeen Lake is the lake in the north east region and I must tell you that it forms a part of the Tennessee- Tombigbee water way. It is quiet close to Aberdeen and it is confiscated by the Aberdeen Lock and Dam.

2. The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway which is also properly known as the Tenn-Tom is a 234-mile (377 km) artificial waterway and this provides a connecting link between the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. The waterway starts at Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River, which then flows southward through northeast Mississippi and west Alabama, and then it finally connects with the established Warrior-Tombigbee navigation system at Demopolis, Alabama.

As a result of the 12 year construction, the waterway and its seventeen public ports and terminals was opened for the commercial traffic in the year 1985 and the month was January. Apart from the original 110,000 acres (445 km2) of land which was acquired for the construction and operation of the project, another 88,000 acres (356 km2) have been purchased and managed by the two state conservation agencies for wildlife habitat preservation and mixed use including hunting and parks.

As far as the elevation change between the two ends of the waterway is concerned, it is equal to 341 feet (104 m), for a drop of 1.46 feet per mile (27.7 cm/km).

3. The Aberdeen Lock and Dam
The Aberdeen Lock and Dam is part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. It impounds Aberdeen Lake. Aberdeen Lock and Dam are located east of Aberdeen in Monroe County, Mississippi.

These are some of the sites which I must say is really great for visiting at least once.

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