Monroe's 111 Year Civic Tale From Fort Miro to Charter
A historical sketch of Monroe tracing its evolution from Fort Miro era under Don Filhiol through the arrival of the Ouachita steamer in 1819 to the 1820 charter. The piece outlines early governance, election rules, and the 1885 redefinition of town limits along the Ouachita River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Ouachita
Fort Miro
Ouachita River
Don Juan Filhiol
Filhiol
Louisiana
France
John Fithiel
Henry Bry
Henry Harmonson
Patrick Har Monson
Parish Court House
Ouachita Parish
Board of Trustees
Monroe Library Gains Favor With Readers
The Monroe Public Library shown a dual role to instruct and entertain. In Ouachita Parish the 1930 circulation totaled 72 395 books with 51 442 to adults and 20 955 to children. Biographies and philosophy led lending as readers sought both entertainment and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Herron Mitchell
Monroe Public Library
Ouachita Parish
Information Service
Ouachita
al Capone
Charles W. Eliot
Old Book Traces 1811 Ouachita School Society History
A locally owned book in J. J. Potts possession records the Ouachita Parish school society from 1811 to 1844. The volume begins with six French penned annual reports to the Regents of the University of Orleans and later English records. It notes treasurers, donors, and actions including schoolhouse construction and a dismissal notice to a stubborn master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seat Society
Treasury
J. J. Potts
Ouachita School Society
Louisiana
University of Orleans
Tees
Thomas Barbon
H. Bry
Board of Trustees
D. A. Breard
Potts
Victor Barringer
Ouachita
Lamy
New Orleans
Natchez
Water Transportation Has Saved Money for Shippers
CAPT. L W Cooley explains how steamboats dominated southern rivers before railroads. Navigation restricted to six to nine months and routes fed Ouachita Red and Arkansas basins. Railroads later collapsed steamboat lines with high noncompetitive rates, then government locks and dams cost 4.5 million to restore year round navigation.
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L. W. Cooley
Ouachita River
Red River
Arkansas River
Arkansas
Ouachita
Red
White
Boeuf
St. Frances
Tensas
Bayou Macon
Bayou Bartholomew
Bayou D’arbonne
Mary Saline
Bayou Louis
Little Rivers
United States
Adolph Felsenthal
Monroe's varied transportation assets boost city freight rates
From river and rail to motor buses, Monroe leverages the Ouachita river, multiple railroads and six bus companies to offer cheap freight and strong passenger service. The Union Bus Station at 200 Grand Street anchors extensive routes to Shreveport and towns across North Louisiana, enhancing regional connectivity and water rate advantages.
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Monroe
Louisiania
Arkansas
Texas
Houston
New Orleans
Quachita
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas and
Louisiana Midland
City
Shreveport
Minden
Ringgold
Ruston
el Dorado
Texarkana
McGee, Ark
Bastrop
Met Rouge
Bonita
Montrose
Dermott
Natchez
Miss
Vicksburg
Jackson
Union Bus
Grand Street
Tri-State Bus Company
Louisiana
Ouachita
Fort Miro and the Rise of Monroe A Century Ago
The article traces Monroe's origins from Fort Miro to its renaming in 1820 after the first steamboat named for President Monroe. It details Don Juan Filhiol’s role as commandant at Ouachita, his French origins, military service, land grants, and early efforts to organize the settlement, cultivate cotton, and maintain peaceful relations with Native peoples.
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Twin Cities
Ouachita Parish
Monroe City High School
Ouachita River
Monroe
Fort Miro
Forsythe Park
Europe
France
Louisiana Purchase
James Monroe
Prairie de Canots
Don Juan Filhiol
Don Estevan Miro
New Orleans
Ouachita
Spain
Filhiol
Eymet
Perigord
Dardongue
Bergeras
Duc d’Grammont
Santo Domingo
Philadelphia
d’Estaing
Louisiana
England
Galvez
Florida
Charles X
Estevan Miro
Joseph de la Baume
Virgin Wilderness
Central Bank and Trust Company
Grand Street
Fibiol
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American Legion Hall
St. John and
Grammont Streets
McGuire
Tom Garrett
David I. Garrett
Garrett
California
Juan Filhiol
Mr. Potts
R. A. McGuire
H. S. Bry
J. H. Overton
O. I. Morgan
H. Pargood
Grammont Fil
H. M. Bry
W. D. Young
Jonathan Morgan
Henry Harrison
J. D. Moore
J. Elder
John Brownlee
William McFarland
E. Harris
William N. Anderson
N. Aldridge
J. Chatham
B. Hayton
R. C. Tumble
J. W. Chatham
M. Aldrich
J. F. Ailes
J. W. Maddox
Grammont Filhiol
Stephen McDonald
J. W. Mason
A. Reese
D. R. Reed
T. C. Scarborough
I. L. Fenner
T. W. McCluer
I. D. Erwin
R. F. McGuire
E. K. Wilbon
H. Holmes
B. Hemker
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