1927 Flood

Rolling Fork, Mississippi, May 2, 1927

  

South of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, May 2, 1927

  

Valley Park, Mississippi, May 2, 1927

  

 

Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 3, 1927

 

 Y and M. V. R. R. Station, Egremont, Mississippi, May 2, 1927

 

Source: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

1927 Flood

Here are some more photos of the great flood of 1927.

 Refugee camp, Yazoo City, Mississippi, May 13, 1927

  

 Arcola, Mississippi. Flood water surrounds homes and businesses, April 30, 1927

  

Near Helm, Mississippi BR L 133-8, May 9, 1927

  

Street, Greenville, Mississippi, April 30, 1927

  

South from R.R. water tank, Leland, Mississippi, April 30, 1927

 

Source: Mississippi Department of Archives and History

1927 Flood

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States. It turned out also to be a major impetus for the Great Migration of southern African Americans to the north. The flood inundated roughly 27,000 square miles of land and displaced some 700,000 persons. Property damage was estimated at $400 million, and 246 people died in the flood waters. Particularly hard hit by the disaster was the Mississippi Delta region.

 African-American flood refugees stand in line at Birdsong Camp, 

Cleveland, Mississippi, April 29, 1927

  

 Birdsong Camp at Cleveland, Mississippi, April 29, 1927. 

Flood refugees sitting at tables eating.

  

 Greenville, Mississippi, April 30, 1927

  

 Greenville, Mississippi, April 30, 1927

  

Leland, Mississippi, May 1, 1927

 

Source: Mississippi Department of Archives and History