Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Ouachita River

  • Ouachita River View Circa 1910

    Here is another eBay purchase I found and had to have! Beautiful view. I wish I knew where it was taken. Notice there are no levees yet!

  • G.B. Cooley’s Yacht the Weto

    In the early 20th century, G.B. Cooley decided he needed a yacht. He was the son and brother of steamboat captains, so he knew what to look for. Cooley ended…

  • Endom Bridge?

    This is another postcard that claims to be the old traffic bridge (Now Endom) in Monroe. Some things seem “off” to me. For one, I really don’t see the railroad…

  • The Clipper Docked at Pine Street

    Earlier this month I bought this postcard from Ebay. It shows the Clipper sternwheel packet, wood hull boat docked at (what I think is) the Pine Street landing in Monroe.…

  • Monroe Skyline during the 1932 Flood

    Back in July, three Griffin photos came up for auction. I bought them. I will share all three in the next three posts. This first one shows the Ouachita River…

  • Ouachita River Postcard

    A neat little postcard came up for sale earlier this month! You can see Monroe in the background. Most prominent is the old Penn Hotel with the Pink Penthouse at…

  • River Landings and Ferry Locations Along the Ouachita River

    Have you ever been curious as to where some of the steamboat landings were along the Ouachita river? Back in 1976, the Ouachita Council of Governments and the Monroe-Ouachita Regional…

  • A Ouachita Settlement Before Fort Miro?

    I was reading a thesis called, “Study of landscape changes in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana” by Danny Allen. It was all about the effects of human settlement in Ouachita Parish on…

  • Steamboats at a Monroe Landing

    Here is my newest postcard I have added to my collection! It was mailed in 1907. It shows two steamboats docked probably about where the Children’s Museum is now. It…

  • The Twin City Queen

    This postcard from our collection has beloved memories for our long-time residents. You could ride up and down the Ouachita River and pretend you were transported in time to the…