Great Raft

Great Raft
The Second Great Raft in 1873, photographed by Robert B. Talfor
Datec. 12th century – 1838
VenueRed and Atchafalaya rivers
LocationNorth America
TypeLog jam

The Great Raft was an enormous log jam or series of "rafts" that covered the Red and Atchafalaya rivers in North America from perhaps the 12th century until its destruction in the 1830s. It was unique in North America in terms of its scale.

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