Bossier Parish History Month
April, throughout the years!
Happy Easter!
April 1,2018: (Article is from the Bossier Banner; Mar. 27, 1913): The youth of Pine Grove community enjoyed "Easter Egg Hunt" given by Vey Kendrick and Maude Thompson.
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| Bossier Banner: Mar. 27, 1913 |
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Easter Egg Hunt in North Bossier Parish in early 1900s.
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Red River Baptist Church Easter Egg Hunt...Carol Young collection
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April 6, 1888: Mrs. Julia Rule the secretary of Mayor Currie of Shreveport became the first woman to help drive a golden spike for the Cotton Belt Railroad which marked the completion of this railroad . The celebrations were held in Bossier Parish and Shreveport. Mrs. Rule was also a pioneer for women's rights, and columnist for “The Pansy” published in “The Times”
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| April 6, 1888: The Daily Commonwealth (Topeka, Kansas) |
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| Jan. 23, 1966 The Times |
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The Plain Dealing railroad depot was built in 1888
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Passenger train crossing trestle at Plain Dealing, La. North of Railroad depot.
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April 23, 1891: The Bossier Banner removed from Bellevue to Benton.
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| Bossier Banner: April 23, 1891 |
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The Bossier Banner
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Scanland "washing down" the handset type forms of the Banner
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The Bossier Banner moved here from the old location. HWY 3 near Bellevue St.
2010.011.095 William T. Packwood Collection
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