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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.

The 93 year old ball fence was a partial victim to Katrina's damage.

A white, weathered square fence post stands amid dry grass, with its matching decorative ball finial knocked off and lying on the ground beside it; a chain-link fence and tree stump are visible behind.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

The 93 year old ball fence was a partial victim to Katrina's damage.

Original title

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Citation

“The 93 year old ball fence was a partial victim to Katrina's damage.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3533.