Editing Waveland, Mississippi (section)

==History==
[[Andrew Jackson]] once lived and owned land in Waveland on what is now known as Jackson Ridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usacitiesonline.com/mscountywaveland.htm |title=Waveland Mississippi Profile and Resource Guide, City or community of Waveland, Mississippi Facts, Information, Relocation, Real Estate, Advertising |website=Usacitiesonline.com |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref> Much of Jackson Ridge later became [[Buccaneer State Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waveland-ms.gov/about.html |title=About Waveland, MS |website=Waveland-ms.gov |access-date=2017-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125155749/http://www.waveland-ms.gov/about.html |archive-date=2015-11-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Silver Slipper Casino (Waveland)|Silver Slipper Casino]] opened on November 9, 2006.

===Hurricane Camille===
On August 17, 1969, [[Hurricane Camille]] made landfall at the tip of Louisiana before continuing on shore at Waveland.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/about_us/meet_us/roger_pielke/camille/report.html |title=Hurricane Camille Report |publisher=Sciencepolicy.colorado.edu |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref> The storm heavily damaged the areas south of the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]. Recovery efforts went on for nearly a decade. The town later erected a plaque commemorating the efforts of the volunteers who committed time and resources towards rebuilding.

===Hurricane Katrina===
[[File:(Hurricane Katrina) Waveland, MS, January 28, 2006 -- This destroyed house and debris is a result of Hurricane Katrina's landfall at this small Mississippi coastal town. The effects - DPLA - 59102302eb7088feeb129c571fcaabd3.jpg|thumb|left|Destroyed mobile home in Waveland after Hurricane Katrina]]
[[Image:WavelandKatrina.jpg|thumb|Waveland during [[Hurricane Katrina]], August 29, 2005]]

The city of Waveland was "ground zero" of [[Hurricane Katrina]]'s landfall on August 29, 2005. The city received massive damage and is still in the process of recovering and rebuilding. South of the CSXT mainline, the area was almost completely destroyed. The rest of the city took heavy flooding. In a news report, state officials said Waveland took a harder hit from the wind and water than any other town along the Gulf Coast, and that the town was obliterated. Official reports stated that approximately 50 people died when Waveland was hit directly by the eyewall of Katrina and the {{convert|26|ft|m|adj=on}} storm surge. Hurricane Katrina came ashore during the high tide of 8:01{{nbsp}}am, +2.2 feet more.<ref>"2005 NOAA Tide Predictions: Waveland" (2005), tide on 29-August-2005, ''NOAA'', web: [http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/get_predictions.shtml?year=2005&stn=0551+South+Pass&secstn=Waveland&thh=%2b3&thm=9&tlh=%2b2&tlm=49&hh=*1.28&hl=*1.28 NOAA-tide-tables]</ref>

Hurricane Katrina damaged over 40 Mississippi libraries, gutting the Waveland Public Library, as a total loss, requiring a complete rebuild.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hurricane Katrina Related Damages to Public Libraries in Mississippi|date=September 2005|publisher=Mississippi Library Commission|url=http://www.ala.org/ala/cro/katrina/MSPL_Katrina_Damage.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050923004938/http://www.ala.org/ala/cro/katrina/MSPL_Katrina_Damage.pdf |archive-date=2005-09-23 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The Ground Zero Hurricane Museum was opened in 2013 in what was the Waveland Civic and Cultural Center. Following Hurricane Katrina, the center was the only building left standing in the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.wavelandgroundzero.com/contact-us|publisher=Ground Zero Hurricane Museum|access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref>

====Recovery====
A group of social activists seeking to better the lives of local residents, called the "[[Rainbow Family]]", arrived in Waveland soon after Hurricane Katrina. From early September to early December 2005, they ran the "[[New Waveland Cafe & Clinic]]"<ref>[http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802125650/http://newwavelandcafe.blogspot.com/|date=August 2, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5025313 |title=Hippie Kitchens Serve Final Meal to Hurricane Victims |publisher=NPR |date=2005-11-23 |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref> in the parking lot of Fred's Dept Store on Highway 90. The café provided free hot meals three times a day. The clinic was staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses from throughout the United States who saw over 5,000 patients during the duration, free of charge and dispensing free medications. Donations of medications and supplies came from a multitude of sources, with International Aid<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalaid.org/ |title=International Aid |publisher=International Aid |date=2013-04-22 |access-date=2013-05-19}}</ref> arranging the most donations.

Waveland Elementary School, which has served public school students in Grades K-3 (Grades 4-5 attend Second Street Elementary in nearby Bay St. Louis), was heavily damaged by Katrina. The students attending the school were educated in portable classrooms for the beginning of the 2006–2007 school year, pending a permanent solution.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/08/16/432140225/a-decade-after-katrina-hopes-of-recovery-remain-unfulfilled-in-waveland-miss |title=A Decade After Katrina, Hopes of Recovery Remain Unfulfilled in Waveland, Miss. |date= August 16, 2015 |work=[[NPR News]] |first=Evelina |last=Burnett}}</ref>

The recovery of Waveland was due in part to the faith-based disaster recovery effort in and around the Waveland area. Shoreline Park Baptist Church in Waveland and Pastor Ed Murphy were vital to this effort, housing and feeding hundreds of missionaries from around the country for many years following Hurricane Katrina in what were referred to as "Pods for God". Shoreline Park Baptist Church directed the repair and, in some instances, the rebuilding of homes in the area for many years after the devastation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/240 |title=Facility: Shoreline Park Baptist Church (CitizenActionTeam.org Database) |website=Citizencommandcenter.org |date=2006-08-10 |access-date=2017-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014712/http://www.citizencommandcenter.org/shelters/show/240 |archive-date=2015-11-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tdn.com/lifestyles/until-it-s-done-rainier-man-turned-south-at-memphis/article_76ade591-f11a-5039-98c1-4fb130b7af59.html |title=Until it's done — Rainier man turned south at Memphis for the mission of his life &#124; Lifestyles |website=Tdn.com |access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref>

After the storm, the similarly named town of [[Wayland, Massachusetts]] saw the town was neglected compared to the [[New Orleans]] area which received more media coverage, and decided to adopt the town of Waveland. They started an organization called Wayland to Waveland which sent a tractor trailer full of essential supplies, rebuilt homes, and restored local parks. Even though Hurricane Katrina was many years ago, the two towns still share a bond.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2015/08/28/hurrican-katrina-wayland-waveland |title=10 Years After Katrina, Connection Remains Between Wayland, Mass., And Waveland, Miss |last=Enwemeka |first=Zeninjor |website=WBUR news |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref>