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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Boats forced aground at Oak Harbor, Slidell/Louisiana, November 2005

Several large boats, including "Discovery" and "Polish Palace," sit stranded on dry ground beside a collapsed roof and debris, with an apartment building in the background.

Collection

Katrina

Boats forced aground at Oak Harbor, Slidell/Louisiana, November 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Boats forced aground at Oak Harbor, Slidell/Louisiana, November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2474.