Book Description
An illustrated history of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, paired with histories of the local companies.
Author : Gordon Earl Harvey
Publisher : HPN Books
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,58 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1893619702
An illustrated history of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, paired with histories of the local companies.
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 12,31 MB
Release : 2003-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738514307
The city of Monroe, Louisiana originated in the late 1700s with The official beginning of the Ouachita Post. French settlers, including Don Juan Filhiol with his land grant of 1,680 acres from the King of Spain, came to this region and laid the foundations for a community once known as Fort Miro but incorporated as Monroe in 1820. West Monroe (formerly Trenton) would follow in 1889 and today the two towns are separated by a river but connected in preserving their shared history. "Silver sparkling water" and "Silver River" defined Ouachita to the early Native American tribes in Northwestern Louisiana. The Ouachita tribe members were indeed the earliest known inhabitants, living on the land before the establishment of Fort Miro and the bustling villages of the 1790s. Such growth and progress led to the appearance of railroads and plantation systems in the 19th century along with showboats and the adoption of Monroe's Charter. The 20th century brought the Ouachita Parish Library in 1916; the arrival of Delta Airlines in 1927; the first radio station, KMLB, in 1930; the opening of Louisiana Junior College, now University of Louisiana at Monroe, in 1931; the organization of the Little Theatre in 1932; and a wide variety of civic, cultural, and social opportunities for the residents of Monroe and West Monroe. Memories of such grand events are coupled alongside the fond recollections of everyday life in this unprecedented volume of vintage photographs.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Ouachita Parish (La.)
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Author : Black Bicentennial Committee of Ouachita Parish
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Page : 42 pages
File Size : 17,93 MB
Release : 1976
Category : African Americans
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Author : Ouachita Council of Governments
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Page : 45 pages
File Size : 32,3 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Historic buildings
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Author : Gerald Staples Manning
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Page : 126 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 1937
Category : Education
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Author : Ouachita Parish (La.). Police Jury
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Page : 70 pages
File Size : 15,67 MB
Release : 1939
Category : Ouachita Parish (La.)
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Author : Quachita Parish Historical Interest Grou
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 39,64 MB
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781531609702
The city of Monroe, Louisiana originated in the late 1700s with The official beginning of the Ouachita Post. French settlers, including Don Juan Filhiol with his land grant of 1,680 acres from the King of Spain, came to this region and laid the foundations for a community once known as Fort Miro but incorporated as Monroe in 1820. West Monroe (formerly Trenton) would follow in 1889 and today the two towns are separated by a river but connected in preserving their shared history. "Silver sparkling water" and "Silver River" defined Ouachita to the early Native American tribes in Northwestern Louisiana. The Ouachita tribe members were indeed the earliest known inhabitants, living on the land before the establishment of Fort Miro and the bustling villages of the 1790s. Such growth and progress led to the appearance of railroads and plantation systems in the 19th century along with showboats and the adoption of Monroe's Charter. The 20th century brought the Ouachita Parish Library in 1916; the arrival of Delta Airlines in 1927; the first radio station, KMLB, in 1930; the opening of Louisiana Junior College, now University of Louisiana at Monroe, in 1931; the organization of the Little Theatre in 1932; and a wide variety of civic, cultural, and social opportunities for the residents of Monroe and West Monroe. Memories of such grand events are coupled alongside the fond recollections of everyday life in this unprecedented volume of vintage photographs.
Author : James H. Godfrey
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Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,63 MB
Release : 1965
Category : Medicine
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Page : 712 pages
File Size : 16,60 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Louisiana
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