Point Coupée Parish, LA

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POINT COUPEE PARISH, situated in the part of Louisiana, with Mississippi river on the northeast and the Atchafalaya on the west. Area, 600 miles. Face of the country, flat; soil rich where capable of cultivation. Seat of justice, Point Coupee. Pop. in 1810, 4,539; in 1820, 4,912; in 1830, 5,936; in 1840, 7,898; in 1850, 11,339. (Fanning's, 1853)
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    Point Coupée, LA City or Town
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