Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
SHREVEPORT, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Caddo parish, La., 380 ms. N. W. of New Orleans; from W. 1,260 ms. Watered by Red river. Pop. 1,133. (Fanning's, 1853)
Note Cards
Shreveport, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)
SHREVEPORT, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Caddo parish, La., 380 ms. N. W. of New Orleans; from W. 1,260 ms. Watered by Red river. Pop. 1,133.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 332.
Events
| Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| A steamboat burns to the waterline on the Mississippi but all aboard have a lucky escape. | Crime/Disasters | |
| - | On the Mississippi, a Confederate warship makes a bold breakout and almost reaches the open sea | Battles/Soldiers |
