Ascension Parish, LA

ASCENSION PARISH, La., situated toward the southeast part of the state, and traversed by Mississippi river. Area -------- . The surface is level, and annually overflowed; the soil fertile and well-suited for cotton and sugar-cane. Courts are held at Donaldsonville. Pop., in 1840, 6,951; in 1850, 10,752. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Name Type
Donaldsonville, LA City or Town
How to Cite This Page: "Ascension Parish, LA," House Divided: The Civil War Research Engine at Dickinson College, https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/15220.