Mississippi
Sunken Ferry Visible in the Mississippi Due to Low Water Levels
A record-low Mississippi River is revealing all types of attention-grabbing issues in Baton Rouge.
One of many attention-grabbing finds is the wreckage of the Brookhill ferry that sank greater than 100 years in the past.
Whereas State Archeologist Chip McGimsey says a part of the ferry was seen throughout low ranges on the Mississippi in 1992, you may see a lot extra as we speak.
The purpose is, you may look, however you may’t contact or take something.
What Occurred to the Brookhill Ferry?
Officers say a storm that whipped up in 1915 triggered the ferry to sink, however the nightwatchman did make it out alive.
The Brookhill ferry boat was in service for Baton Rouge and Port Allen, and it was not the one one. These ferries helped to maneuver individuals and cargo between the 2 areas. Issues clearly modified when the massive Mississippi River Bridge was in-built 1968.
The place Do You Go to See the Ferry?
McGimsey says you may see the ferry boat by going to the levee close to North and River Highway Streets in Baton Rouge. Once more, do not take something. He says a number of individuals have already got, however taking a “memento” is in opposition to state regulation as a result of it is state property.
The State Archeologist says the Brookhill wasn’t the one ferry misplaced to the Mississippi River. In the identical 12 months that Brookhill sank so did the ferry the Istrouma. It apparently sank after breaking from its moorings throughout a hurricane in 1915.
It was about two weeks in the past when the wreckage of Brookhill was revealed to the world in any case this time.
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