The document describes several events involving flooding and levee construction/reinforcement in and around Plaquemine, Louisiana between 1897 and 1927. It notes that in 1898 buildings were torn down after the levee was moved further back from the river. In 1912 workers brought dirt to reinforce the levee. During flooding in 1912, 1922 and 1927, efforts were made to sandbag levees, rescue stranded people by boat, drive cattle to higher ground, and repair breaks in levees along the Mississippi River and Bayou Plaquemine.

1. November 1897 Levee Collapse The levee was moved behind Bank Street.

2. R. G. Comeaux purchased the old bank building of Charles Cropper. He had it torn down and hauled to his plantation in 1898. The home of William Schlater was also torn down leaving only the Roth McWilliams Building.

3. Reinforcing the Levee in 1912 - These buildings were on Bank Street before the levee was moved in 1898.

4. Buildings on Bank Street

5. This is the Roth McWilliams Building, the last remaining building after the levee was moved in 1898. It was dismantled circa 1916, and the bricks sold shortly thereafter for five dollars a thousand.

6. High Water of 1912 - Shown are workers bringing up dirt on the ramp at the end of Main Street. The side street where the horse is seen is Seminary Street. In 1930 the levee was moved to the east side of this street.

7. Miller Brother’s Store After the Floodwaters Topped Levee Near Indian Village (1912)

8. Convicts Repairing the Levee During the River High Water (1922)

9. The convicts slept in these tents during the high water on the Mississippi River. (1922)

10. The Transporting of Dirt to Support the Levees in 1922 Click to Enlarge Pictures (Do not click in automatic play mode)

11. Sandbagging the River Levee Near Main Street (1927)

12. Workers Preparing Boats to Rescue People Stranded During the High Water of 1927

13. Workers Launching Boats to Rescue People Stranded During the High Water of 1927

14. Boats in the Lock with Mattresses for Residents of Bayou Plaquemine (1927) g Click to Enlarge Pictures (Do not click in automatic play mode)

15. Men Sandbagging the Bayou Past Indian Village on Bayou Plaquemine (1927)

16. Cattle Being Driven to Higher Grounds on Short Street in Turnerville (1927)

17. People and Their Belongings on the Levee (1927)

18. High Water on Bayou Plaquemine (1927)

19. Bayou Plaquemine Levee Breaks Above Jack Miller’s Store (1927)

20. Templet Fish and Mercantile Company Inc. Near Jack Miller’s Store (1927)