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Great Mississippi Flood of 1937 Overshadows Great Wall
National flood epic describes the Ohio and Mississippi rivers breaking their banks in January 1937. United States Army engineers built extensive levees along 2000 miles, while floodwaters inundated towns from Cape Girardeau Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico. Rescue crews faced submerged farms, shattered homes, and thousands of displaced people as arks and improvised boats joined in dramatic efforts to save people and livestock.
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M. Angoal Geographic Society
Wastington
D. C
WNU Service
Mississippi
China
Cape Girardeau
Gulf of Mexico
United States Army Engineers
Ale
Missouri
Wisconsi Des Moines
Igois
Ohio
Gulf
Caribbean
Ohio Basin
United States
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Pop
Paducah
Thomas Moses
Henderson
Ohio River
Coast Guard
Parkersburg
New York
West Virginia
Kanawha