Author: Lora Diane Peppers
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The Explosion of the new Steam Ferry
“TRIAL TRIP OF THE NEW STEAM FERRY BOAT. Its Explosion, with Terrible Consequences!” Friday, April 12th, 1867 was a warm spring day in Monroe. The recently organized fire company…
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Monroe Fire of 1871 Part 2
This is a second view of the 1871 fire. The Ouachita Telegraph posted the following article about Mealy’s photos in the January 27, 1872 issue: We are indebted to…
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Monroe’s Ice Factory
In 1882, Monroe entrepreneurs decided the area needed an Ice factory. Keep in mind, ice was the only way to keep things cool back then. No one had refrigerators, and…
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Sugar Brothers Company, Limited
Do you recognize this building? You should! It is still in existence. Turn down Art Alley and go all the way to the end of the street. Now look to…
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Baer Brothers General Mercantile and Isaac Baer.
The above building once sat where the Monroe Hotel building now stands on South Grand. The man who built it, Isaac Baer, was profiled in the Worlds Fair Edition of…
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Hotel Alvis
Another lost gem in Monroe is the Hotel Alvis. it was built in 1928 on the Northwest corner of DeSiard and North 5th Streets. It was seven stories tall with…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 