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An Account of the Sinking of the Buckeye, March, 1844 – Part VII
When Dr. Stone told me that amputation was really necessary, I proposed to him to make an examination of it by opening it. he said he would not do it,…
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An Account of the Sinking of the Buckeye, March, 1844 – Part VI
Well we were going through swamps, and of course could not have a steamboat, so the Capt. procured an immense skiff, and hired two colored men to row it, and…
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An Account of the Sinking of the Buckeye, March, 1844 – Part V
But to return to the sad scenes, the Captain of the DeSoto wished to leave the scene of the disaster before some had recovered their dead children. Among others, Mr.…
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An Account of the Sinking of the Buckeye, March, 1844 – Part IV
My husband told me that in rushing down the cabin of the sinking boat that our child was torn from his arms by the crowd, and he could not recover…
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An Account of the Sinking of the Buckeye, March, 1844 – Part III
Well I could not raise myself out of the water on to the roof. I did not have strength enough in my arms to raise myself as my clothes were…
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An Account of the Sinking of the Buckeye, March, 1844 – Part II
I exclaimed, “What is the matter?”. He replied, “Bring Frank.” I took him out of the berth and awakened the nurse who was asleep on the floor and told her…
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An Account of the Sinking of the Buckeye, March, 1844 – Part 1
In the files of the Ouachita Parish Public Library, I found an account of the tragedy of the Buckeye and DeSoto steamboat collision. It was written by Narcissa Grayson Garrett…
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Rev. Travis Lea Joyner – 1944
I found the above article while browsing on newspapers.com. I have never seen such a young photo of Rev. Joyner!
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Monroe City High School – 1913
This is a class portrait of the Monroe City High School, dated 1913. You can see Mr. E.L. Neville front and center in his suit and bow tie. the others…
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Pine Street, Monroe, Circa 1907
This is a rare postcard photo from the Library Collection (Photo number 334) showing the fine homes that once ran along Pine Street. I love the little boy on the…
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 