Founded in 1838 and located in extreme northeastern Louisiana, Madison Parish has a rich and colorful history. It is the setting of Kate Stone's best-selling Civil War diary, Brokenburn, and played an important role during that era-Generals Grant, Sherman, and McClernan assembled their troops in Madison Parish months before their assault on Vicksburg. Sarah Breedlove, better known as Madam C.J. Walker, was born in Madison Parish and ultimately rose from a lowly washerwoman to the first black female millionaire in the United States. Images of America: Madison Parish, containing over 200 black-and-white images, highlights the history of this fascinating community through photographs, drawings, and maps. Included are Civil War scenes, the 1907 bear hunt by President Theodore Roosevelt, and numerous professional photographs of the disastrous 1927 flood that paralyzed the parish and surrounding areas for several months.
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Author Richard P. Sevier spent his entire early life in Tallulah, the parish seat of Madison Parish. Currently a semi-retired geological and financial consultant in Jackson, Mississippi, Sevier is the coordinator of two Madison Parish genealogical-historical websites, as well as the state coordinator for digital historical maps for Louisiana and Mississippi.
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From 1800 to about 1835, the land that was later to become Madison Parish in 1838 had little activity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Madison Parish, Red Cross, Mississippi River, Milliken's Bend, Civil War, Brushy Bayou, New Carthage, Courtesy of Reid Foster, Courtesy of Marion Lawrence Walker Lott, Depot Street, Desoto Point, Madam Walker, United States, Courtesy of Charles Michael Finlayson, Courtesy of Judy Kell Morris, Courtesy of Mary Jo Provine Briggs, Metric Bloom, Milliken's Rend, Tensas Parish New!
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From 1800 to about 1835, the land that was later to become Madison Parish in 1838 had little activity. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Madison Parish, Red Cross, Mississippi River, Milliken's Bend, Civil War, Brushy Bayou, New Carthage, Courtesy of Reid Foster, Courtesy of Marion Lawrence Walker Lott, Depot Street, Desoto Point, Madam Walker, United States, Courtesy of Charles Michael Finlayson, Courtesy of Judy Kell Morris, Courtesy of Mary Jo Provine Briggs, Metric Bloom, Milliken's Rend, Tensas Parish New!
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- Roughing It (Signet Classics) by Mark Twain on page 29
- International Red Cross (World Organizations) by Katherine Prior in Front Matter
- New Mexico (Rookie Read-About Geography) by Cynthia Walker on page 46
- The Roads of Louisiana by Shearer Publishing on page 34
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