Manchac: Julia Brown’s Curse Hid a Disaster Built by People
On September 29, 1915, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Lake Pontchartrain area of Louisiana. Winds reached about 145 miles per hour, water rose more than four metres, and the settlements of Frenier, Ruddock, and Napton were nearly erased from the map. Residents crowded into a railway depot; its walls and roof failed, killing dozens. At the same time, people were burying Julia Brown, a herbal healer who lived bes...
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On September 29, 1915, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Lake Pontchartrain area of Louisiana. Winds reached about 145 miles per hour, water rose more than four metres, and the settlements of Frenier, Ruddock, and Napton were nearly erased from the map. Residents crowded into a railway depot; its walls and roof failed, killing dozens. At the same time, people were burying Julia Brown, a herbal healer who lived beside Manchac Swamp.
On September 29, 1915, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Lake Pontchartrain area of Louisiana. Winds reached about 145 miles per hour, water rose more than four metres, and the settlements of Frenier, Ruddock, and Napton were nearly erased from the map. Residents crowded into a railway depot; its walls and roof failed, killing dozens. At the same time, people were burying Julia Brown, a herbal healer who lived bes...
On September 29, 1915, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Lake Pontchartrain area of Louisiana. Winds reached about 145 miles per hour, water rose more than four metres, and the settlements of Frenier, Ruddock, and Napton were nearly erased from the map. Residents crowded into a railway depot; its walls and roof failed, killing dozens. At the same time, people were burying Julia Brown, a herbal healer who lived bes...
On September 29, 1915, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Lake Pontchartrain area of Louisiana. Winds reached about 145 miles per hour, water rose more than four metres, and the settlements of Frenier, Ruddock, and Napton were nearly erased from the map. Residents crowded into a railway depot; its walls and roof failed, killing dozens. At the same time, people were burying Julia Brown, a herbal healer who lived bes...
On September 29, 1915, a Category 4 hurricane struck the Lake Pontchartrain area of Louisiana. Winds reached about 145 miles per hour, water rose more than four metres, and the settlements of Frenier, Ruddock, and Napton were nearly erased from the map. Residents crowded into a railway depot; its walls and roof failed, killing dozens. At the same time, people were burying Julia Brown, a herbal healer who lived bes...