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Title
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Levees on the National Mall
Description
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Levees for flood control were first constructed on the National Mall after the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/343">Great Potomac Flood of 1936</a>. They were north of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/23">Reflecting Pool</a>, extending from the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">Lincoln Memorial</a> to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a>. This early levee system did not eliminate flood damage. In 1942, flood waters again breached the sea wall of the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/430">Tidal Basin</a> and covered the land beyond the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/31">Jefferson Memorial</a>. However, repairs to the Mall's levee system did not happen until 2006, when the basement of the National Archives flooded, threatening the survival of important national documents. New levees include a the construction of a removable barrier on 17th Street crossing the National Mall.
Creator
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D.B. King
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Flickr. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bootbearwdc/280113847/in/set-72157594259513614">View original.</a>
Date
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2006
Coverage
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1920-1949
design & monuments
environment