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Genevieve was moved to its present higher location, from the river bottoms after the devastating floods of 1785.
According to a sworn statement by one Julien Labriere, in October 1825, " there were about fifty or sixty cabins in the old village.
" Although the Mississippi River was a natural barrier, travel back and forth was frequent and common.
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