Historical Marker
The 1893 Hurricane
Buras, Plaquemines County · Louisiana
Erected 2018
The Rotary story sits on top of a larger disaster. The storm came ashore on the night of October 1 to 2, 1893, with a surge near sixteen feet at Chenière Caminada, where 775 of 1,471 residents died; Grand Isle lost about thirty. The toll across the region passed 2,000. At least ten lower-river plantations were wrecked, tornadoes struck Pointe a la Hache, and Henry Warmoth's Magnolia lost orange groves valued at $25,000. Camille in 1969 broke the river levee along 26 miles between Empire and Venice, affecting 5,000 residents.
Where it stands
29.34733, -89.46457 · Directions
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