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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:17, 19 January 2017 (UTC)

Mound Landing, Mississippi

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The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 began at this break in the Mississippi River levee at Mound Landing
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 began at this break in the Mississippi River levee at Mound Landing
  • ... that a levee break at Mound Landing, Mississippi—now an isolated ghost town on the banks of the Mississippi River—began one of the worst floods in American history? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Created by Magnolia677 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:09, 15 December 2016 (UTC).

  • New enough. Long enough. Well-cited page with no policy issues. No Copyvio issues. Hook is interesting and sourced. Image appears properly licensed. Only thing lacking is a QPQ. DaltonCastle (talk) 02:09, 19 December 2016 (UTC)