tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post4896849975494670923..comments2024-03-28T23:48:08.527-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Lake Hico Town Hall TodayKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50801695953523382532020-08-31T16:49:26.842-05:002020-08-31T16:49:26.842-05:00"Wikipedia says"
Lord have mercy.
I..."Wikipedia says"<br /> <br />Lord have mercy. <br /> <br />I'm older than the "Boomers" and remember the construction of the Rez. <br />Lake Hico was an afterthought between the Hinds County Board of Supervisors and Mississippi Power & Light.<br /> <br />( That company would become Entergy ) <br /> <br />Controversy about the reservoir was rampant even back then. <br /><br />Notice the original square concrete structure on the left when one is traveling across the dam to Rankin County. Pretty sure that's where the pipeline to Lake Hico starts. <br /><br />But yeah. I would be very surprised if that makes it to Wikipedia.<br /> <br />However, what do I know ? . . . I only watched the Rez being constructed.<br /><br />I'm not Wikipedia.<br /> <br />But there is no way Lake Hico predated the Ross Barnett Reservoir. <br /><br />The Mississippi Department of Archives and History can prove that fact in a casual search. <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-36080211164051917962020-08-30T20:31:13.152-05:002020-08-30T20:31:13.152-05:00Wikipedia says that the water is pumped from the P...Wikipedia says that the water is pumped from the Pearl River. That makes sense since Lake Hico predates the Rez. Hico is on 16th section land leased to Entergy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-46773803862077984752020-08-30T17:48:29.684-05:002020-08-30T17:48:29.684-05:00Not polluted at all.
A massive gator was found ...Not polluted at all. <br /> <br />A massive gator was found to be thriving in Lake Hico just a few years ago. <br /> <br />And yes, the Lake was unofficially closed during the early 1960's due to <br />racial segregation.<br /> <br />However, that segregation era was long over by the time "Mayors" Kane Ditto, Harvey Johnson and <br />Frank Melton took office.<br /><br />Entergy Mississippi remains the current owner of Lake Hico. <br /><br />Recently It's closure has been more about safety and insurance liability than anything relating the old segregation days.<br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-30165623892433256742020-08-30T13:25:47.892-05:002020-08-30T13:25:47.892-05:00Why not open it up? Polluted?Why not open it up? Polluted?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20718401980447541872020-08-29T17:44:35.196-05:002020-08-29T17:44:35.196-05:00Pretty sure it's from the Rez, not the Pearl R...Pretty sure it's from the Rez, not the Pearl River.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-8645956320962400372020-08-28T19:08:19.481-05:002020-08-28T19:08:19.481-05:003:58, I believe it's connected to a pump on th...3:58, I believe it's connected to a pump on the Pearl River, not the reservoir. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-26266897864850925142020-08-28T15:58:06.158-05:002020-08-28T15:58:06.158-05:00Lake Hico was filled and is sustained by a five mi...Lake Hico was filled and is sustained by a five mile pipeline from the Rez. <br /> <br />I would love to see a map showing exactly where that pipeline is located. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-85988968567035917852020-08-28T13:25:05.035-05:002020-08-28T13:25:05.035-05:00Since I am at work, are there any updates on this ...Since I am at work, are there any updates on this meeting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63100436933561837232020-08-28T13:17:04.055-05:002020-08-28T13:17:04.055-05:00Any follow up?Any follow up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com