I Don't Know; 2006
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- Identifier
- MS1133-0157
- Title
- I Don't Know; 2006
- Description
- Thomas Ledford begins: “I grew up in New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina has destroyed my hometown.” Ledford explains the history of New Orleans and the characteristics of the Mississippi River. The population of New Orleans nearly doubled its habitable land after water was moved out of formerly swampy areas. But the swamp dirt dried and became lower than sea level. New Orleans successfully evacuated before Katrina struck. But the damage was major. Ledford makes recommendations for the future.
- Date
- 2 February 2006
- Creator
- Ledford, Thomas G.
- topic
- talk
- lecture
- SPHEX Club
- Thomas G. Ledford
- Ledford
- 2006
- Great Mississippi River Flood
- Hurricane Betsy
- Hurricane Camille
- Robert Simpson
- National Hurricane Center
- Saffo-Simpson scale
- Levee Board
- Albert Baldwin Wood
- Works Progress Administration
- New Orleans East development
- Charles Ellet
- Type
- Text
- Genre
- lectures
- Digital Format
- application/pdf
- Language
- English
- Repository
- George M. Jones Library Association
- Rights
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Rights Holder
- Thomas G. Ledford
Part of I Don't Know; 2006