Department
History
Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
5-3-2017
Abstract
Ninety years ago, what was arguably the nation's greatest natural disaster wreaked havoc on Arkansas and the entire Mississippi River Valley. The Flood of 1927 brought tremendous destruction to the region, taking hundreds of lives and inundating over sixteen million acres of land. Water covered more than 13 percent of the state of Arkansas, damaging approximately 162,000 homes. About 700,000 people were displaced as water inundated the land to depths of up to thirty feet.
Publication Title
Siftings Herald
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2017 Arkadelphia Siftings Herald
Recommended Citation
Richter, Wendy Bradley, "Flood of 1927 damages county, state" (2017). Articles. 197.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/articles/197