Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Henry Bry

  • Journal of the Rev. Timothy Flint part IV

              The soil on the surface is generally light, fertile, and of a black colour, except in the oaklands, where it is whitish, and rather stiff and meagre clay.  At…

  • A Louisiana Governor Feted in Monroe

    In [an earlier] article, I told about the trial of John Loslo, a Revolutionary War veteran tried for murder in Ouachita Parish.  After he was found guilty, Governor Henry Johnson…

  • Interesting Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

    If you have ancestors who were here in 1858 or just want to see who lived where back then, this is a great map from the library of Congress: 1858…

  • The death of Judge Isaac Henry Bry

    If you live in or near Monroe, you are familiar with Layton Castle.  What you probably don’t know, is that Layton Castle is much older than it appears.  At it’s…