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Also Known As Great Flood of 1927
Date April 1927
Location Mississippi • Mississippi River • United States

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Cape Girardeau riverfront during the Mississippi flood of 1927
Mississippi River flood of 1927: Mounds Landing, Mississippi
Arkansas City, Arkansas
tent encampment, Arkansas City, Arkansas
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