Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Ouachita Parish History

  • Gertrude Allen Ammons – Pioneer Educator

    I decided to end my Black History Month posts with a connection to one of my first posts this month. In that post, I told you about Ben Allen, who…

  • Bufferin and St. Timothy Cemeteries

    Have you ever visited the two African American cemeteries at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge? They are known as Bufferin and St. Timothy. Bufferin was once called Richland Plantation…

  • Pioneer West Monroe Figure Ben Allen

    Monroe Morning World, November 18, 1934, Page 6. Ben Allen was born enslaved in Alabama. According to his death certificate, he was the son of Fed Allen and Willie A.…

  • What Plantation?

    This is a bit frustrating. I am familiar with the names of plantations, but I don’t really know the exact area they stood in. I can tell you exactly where…

  • Selecting the Site of Ouachita Junior College

    Back in 1930, the Ouachita Parish School Board and Police Jury decided to bring higher education to the Parish. The first problem, was selecting a site. A July 18, 1930…

  • Hotel de Flournoy

    This one stumps me. I find no references in the newspapers to “Hotel de Flournoy”. Is this just the farm of the Flournoy family? Who knows!

  • The Cantillon Settlers

    Tuesday’s post had me thinking about the Cantillon settlement, established over three hundred years ago. Who were these people? If you remember my post a while ago on it, I…

  • Fort Miro/Ouachita Settlement Semiquincentennial Coin

    I found this curious coin for sale on eBay and bought it. I have it in a holder, hence the white “fingers” holding it in place. After a little research,…

  • Biographical Sketches of the European Immigrants of Northeast Louisiana, 1880-1900

    The above book, compiled by William Francis and Debra Nance Lawrence in 1982, is a treasure trove of biographical information on northeast Louisiana European immigrants of the late 1800’s. I…

  • Portrait of Abraham Morhouse

    A few weeks ago, stumbling around the internet, I found this little gem. It is identified as Abraham Morhouse and it is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery…