Still Livin' the Blues's video: Tower Rock - The Island in the Mississippi River

Timestamps for video. 00:00 - Beginning/Intro 00:14 - From a Distance - Tower Rock 01:41 - Turning Up in Historical Writings 02:41 - President Ulysses Grant Halted It's Descruction - 1871 02:56 - Taking a Look Around Tower Rock - Beautiful! 11:50 - Tower Rock from a Distance (Different Angles) 14:15 - Amazing Photos This is some video and photos of when my son and I recently visited the amazing Tower Rock...an island normally surrounded by water, out in the Mississippi river. Tower Rock, also known as Grand Tower, is a rock formation and landmark island in the Mississippi River, in, Perry County, Missouri. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Tower Rock has also been dubbed with many names over the centuries: Cap de Roche, Cap St. Croix la Tour, La Roche de la Croix, Rock of St. Cosme, Castle Rock, and the Devil's Tower. A ridge directly across the river from the island is named Devil's Backbone. Meriwether Lewis mentions the island in his journals, stating that rivermen who passed the rock would celebrate in a way similar to sailors crossing the equator, by raising a drink of spirits.