Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: West Monroe History

  • Mitchell Cason Building

    Will Mitchell, son of W.R., went into business with his father’s bookkeeper Edgar Cason and started their own Hardware and Furniture business. The store was located on Trenton street in…

  • Uriah Millsaps building

    The oldest commercial building in West Monroe can be found on Commerce street. For many years, it was the Trenton Street Appliance Store. The building was built in 1885 by…

  • McLain Monument

    The McLain Monument rests in Monroe’s Old City Cemetery.  Next to the Saunders Monument, it is probably the most well known memorial in the cemetery.  The angel’s hand points up…

  • The Legend of the Trent Brothers

    I wrote this article for Road Trips Magazine October, 2009.  This legend is still circulating as fact! The Legend of the Trent Brothers             The following tale of how Old…