Louisiana / Betty Jane Allen and Martha Sue Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Betty Jane., Author.

Smith, Martha Sue., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Missouri--Louisiana--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Louisiana (Mo.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Louisiana (Mo.).

Louisiana (Mo.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Louisiana (Mo.)--History--Pictorial works.

Louisiana (Mo.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Louisiana was founded in 1818, and by 1866 it was the 12th largest city in Missouri. The city’s proximity to the Mississippi River fostered lumber, tobacco, and agriculture industries and lured river captains and others whose commerce depended on the river. In 1873, another form of transit bolstered the city with the construction of the Chicago and Alton Railroad Bridge. The third bridge built across the Mississippi, it remains in use today. Pardee College, founded in Louisiana, became McCune College in 1881 and closed in 1895. Funded by Andrew Carnegie, the Louisiana Public Library opened in 1905. Louisiana has been home to famous people, silent movie stars, a governor, a senator, a Carpathia passenger, and many others. The natural beauty of the city’s setting remains and Southern hospitality continues.

Contents:

Our beloved Mississippi River

A growing downtown

Readin', writin', and religion

Fun and festivals

Noble causes

Odds and ends

You might want to know.

OCLC:

885208389