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Mound Landing 1927 levee break site
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Large cents, Indian Head cents, plantation tools, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1840-1927 plantation and river landing
A Mississippi River plantation landing settled in 1840, with a post office by 1880, a ferry and about 50 residents in 1886. The levee here broke on April 21, 1927, starting the Great Mississippi Flood and killing at least 100 prisoners forced to sandbag it.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river, flood silt, hunting season
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