Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Railroad

  • The V.S. & P. RR Yards

    If you stand on Railroad Street, near the intersection with sixth downtown, you will see this view. Much of it is blocked now with the overpass. The railroad lines are…

  • Iron Mountain Depot Circa 1905

  • The V. S. & T. Railroad Depot

    Monroe has had a few streets that are no longer in existence. Take for instance this view up Jefferson street around 1900. This was the first Railroad depot in Monroe,…

  • The first train arrives in Monroe.

    In 1852, a group of northeastern Louisiana businessmen got together to bring a rail line through Monroe.  It was almost ten years later till that dream was fulfilled.  The Vicksburg…