One of the longest lasting warranties available is the powertrain warranty, but what exactly does it cover? In simple terms, a powertrain warranty covers the parts of a car that provide power and make it move. Typically that involves the engine, transmission and drivetrain.
Jeffersonâs prosperity didnât last, though. Steamboating nationwide eventually began to give way to the rise of railroads, and in 1873, the government blasted holes in the Great Raft. Upstream, water levels on the Big Cypress dropped, making navigation to Jefferson difficult. That same year, another blow came when the Texas and Pacific Railway, which went from Texarkana to Marshall, bypassed Jefferson. By 1885, more than half of the townâs population had moved away.
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles inundated up to a depth of 30 feet. To try to prevent future floods, the federal government built the world's longest system of levees and floodways. Ninety-four percent of the more than 630,000 people affected by the flood lived in the states of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, most in the Mississippi Delta. More than 200,000 African Americans were displace