Bird's Point, Missouri has been engineered to allow for intentional flooding but has only been used twice: in 1937 and 2011. Two other floodways were built on the Mississippi River downstream: the Bonnet Carré Spillway and the Morganza Spillway, both of which have gates that can be opened for flood control. Jazz pianist Jess Stacy was born in Bird's Point in 1904. Bird's Point, Missouri Bird's Point (or Birds Point) is an unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Missouri. It lies on an island or former island in the Mississippi River, near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and is situated directly
Morganza, Maryland black children in 1927. These schools were begun by John LaFarge, S.J. He is noted for his many interracial writings and activities. He is quoted as having said that his ministry among both the white and Afro-American parishioners taught him about racial injust. St. Joseph's original cemetery is located at the bottom of the hill along Route 5 and for many years was forgotten under dense underbrush, but has since been cleared. The current cemetery across from St. Joseph's was purchased in 1904. Morganza, Maryland Morganza is an unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. Today, it is