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What is the economic, cultural, and political legacy of the Flood of 1927?

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The most important legacy of the 1927 flood was the change in the role of the federal government in managing flood risk in the U.S. Out of the catastrophe grew the Flood Control Act of 1928, which gave the federal government authority over the containment of the lower Mississippi River.

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