Brookhill Ferry News Today

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BATON ROUGE - With the Mississippi River water line hitting record lows, many have been drawn to the lower banks to investigate whats been revealed, including the Brookhill Ferry shipwreck. 

The Mississippi River has hit historic lows during a period of intense drought, revealing the rivers sunken past.

Thieves are making off with pieces of a century-old Louisiana shipwreck after an intense drought unearthed the boat on the banks of the Mississippi River.

With a substantial drop in the water level of the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, the remains of a sunken ferry that was lost to the river over 100 years ago became evident. State archeologists believe that this may be what's left of the Brookhill Ferry, a ferry used to transport people and maybe horse-drawn wagons across the river in the early 1900s. Records indicate that the ship sank after a storm.

No one's exactly sure where it came from, but the ongoing drought has revealed a more than 100-year-old shipwreck that was hidden in the Mississippi River.

No one's exactly sure where it came from, but the ongoing drought has revealed a more than 100-year-old shipwreck that was hidden in the Mississippi River.

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas. The ship, which...

The discovery is the latest caused by drought-battered water levels, which have plagued many parts of the country this summer — most notoriously Lake Mead... 19.10.2022, Sputnik International

A shipwreck has emerged along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as water levels plummet — threatening to reach record lows in some areas