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Dr. Pepper Bottling Plant
I found this wonderful site called Historypin, which has historical photos from around the country pinned to the sites on a map where they were taken. One of the sites…
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Ouachita Parish High School
This is a photograph of the original OPHS building at an angle I have never seen before! This building became the Junior High before being torn down to make way…
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The First McDonalds in Monroe
Did you know the first McDonalds restaurant in Monroe was founded by the son of Greek immigrants? His name is Alex George. You can see a picture of him and…
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The Monroe Grocer Company Limited
This photo was taken circa 1925 or so of the Monroe Grocer Company Limited. This area now is where CASA and the Warehouse Restaurant are now (Corner of Pine and…
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War of 1812 Pension Records
Up until 2008, War of 1812 Pension files kept at the National Archives, were not available anywhere except the Archives themselves. They hadn’t even been microfilmed. The Archives approached the…
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A Trade Token From the Star Hotel
A few months back I bought this little token, because I had never seen it before. Trade tokens, were used like money, in exchange for goods. This little token would…
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A Historical Sketch of the Italian Community of Monroe
Very interesting read if you would like to know a little more about the Italian community in Monroe! https://www.louisianafolklife.org/LT/Articles_Essays/deltaitalians.html
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Major McEnery and Dr. Egan Have a Feud
This cute little story I found by looking on the database of the Library of Congress. They are digitizing many old books and the info in them is just priceless!…
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A Cemetery Puzzle
The 16th of last month, I lead a beginning genealogy lecture at one of the local libraries. We were having technical difficulties with the projector set up, and IT was…
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John Peyton Parker
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed this carte de vise photograph come up for sale on eBay. It was signed on the back and front saying it was a…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 