Washington Parish, LA

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WASHINGTON PARISH, situated on the north boundary of Louisiana, with Pearl river on the east. Area, 792 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, sterile. Seat of justice, Franklinton. Pop. in 1820, 2,517; in 1830, 2,286; in 1840, 2,649; in 1850, 3,408. (Fanning's, 1853)
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    How to Cite This Page: "Washington Parish, LA," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/index.php/node/26213.