Rattlesnake Bayou Levee in Greenville, Mississippi

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Rattlesnake Bayou Levee

200 Lela Ln, Greenville, MS, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 21' 32.0472", -91° 4' 22.0044"

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In the 1840s slaves from Plum Ridge, Wildwood, Locust, and Swiftwater Plantations built a levee to protect homes and fields from flooding. This portion was on W.P. Montgomery's Locust Plantation.

Last updated: 6/17/2009 10:15:00

Rattlesnake Bayou Levee Historical Marker Location Map, Greenville, Mississippi