A collection of articles from the author's newspaper column in the Minden Press-Herald, "Echoes of Our Past," discussing the people, places and events of the Civil War in the area surrounding Minden, Louisiana.
A collection of articles from the author's newspaper column in the Minden Press-Herald, "Echoes of Our Past," discussing the people, places and events...
Although Webster Parish was not founded until 1871, the settlement of the area began as early as 1818 in southern parts of the parish as well as in areas east of the parish's lifeline, Dorcheat Bayou. The town of Minden had been the economic center of the old Claiborne Parish since the 1840s and would go on to become the seat of Webster Parish. While Minden and the southern part of the parish had a varied economic base and a relatively slow and steady growth, the northern end of the parish experienced a much different pattern of expansion. Settlement in the areas of Springhill and Cotton...
Although Webster Parish was not founded until 1871, the settlement of the area began as early as 1818 in southern parts of the parish as well as in ar...
