In 1885 the Mississippi River Commission adopted a "levees only ... It was a vicious cycle: levees built in 1850 to a height of seven feet had to be raised to as much as 38 feet -- the height ...
In 1885 the Mississippi River Commission adopted a "levees only ... It was a vicious cycle: levees built in 1850 to a height of seven feet had to be raised to as much as 38 feet -- the height ...