Washington Parish, LA

Headnote
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)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

Washington Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
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 Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 377.
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