louisiana flood and refugees of 1912

—-“The flood of 1912 was caused by a combination of high waters from the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee rivers, and the Mississippi River above Cairo. Below Memphis, the St. Francis and White rivers added additional waters to the flood. The flood started about the middle of March, but its destructive potential was not known at the time. There were two crests of the Mississippi River at Memphis in 1912. The river first reached flood stage on March 24 and did not fall below it for sixty days. The greatest crest occurred.” On April 6, when the stage was 45.3 feet, five feet above the previous high-water mark in 1907. The second crest of 38.9 feet occurred on May 10.”