Learning about the 1927 Flood — and a few other things

 

Dr. Waggoner introduces Peter Nimrod, Chief Engineer of the Levee Board

Learning about the impact of the 1927 Flood on flood management in Mississippi

Listening from the back row: Dr. Phillips and author, storyteller, and Levee Board Commissioner Hank Burdine

Exterior of the museum

No restrooms in the Flood Museum so we were told to go next door. We did, without taking note of our surroundings, and found ourselves in the fellowship hall of the Hebrew Union Congregation where a large crowd of volunteers were making hundreds of sandwiches for the the annual Corned Beef Deli Luncheon, which has been happening since the late 19th century.

A painting of the Hebrew Union Temple, built in 1906