What are/were the black and white stripes seaward of Gilchrist?
http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/storms/ike/geo-C25883958.jpg
They look like barriers to prevent erosion that were unearthed by the surge.
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Thinking those stripes might be some sort of waterproof membrane laid under a layer of soil for a levee like ridge of sand.
I checked google earth and wasn’t able to find anything in previous aerials of Gilchrist that resemble those stripes...resembles barriers or a road? Weird.