Denham Springs / PJ Oubre on behalf of Old City Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oubre, P. J., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Denham Springs (La.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Denham Springs (La.).

Denham Springs (La.)--History--Pictorial works.

Denham Springs (La.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

In 1828, William Denham, a native of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, traveled south to a village on a ridge along the Amite River. Denham built a house and became a planter in the area. He became close to his neighbor Alexander Hogue and later married Hogue’s daughter Mercy. After a few years, Hogue sold his 640-acre land claim to Denham. Denham discovered a group of mineral springs on his land, and his settlement grew. After Denham’s death, the settlement was known as, at various times, Amite Springs, Hill’s Springs, and Denham Spring. Denham Springs is the largest municipality in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. This book chronicles the 110-year history of this ever-growing city as it continues to develop, including the daily life of early residents, fashion, floods, places of worship, and shopping.

Contents:

Early settlement

Baptisms and burials

Public service and pubic works

Classrooms and characters

Off to work, off to war

Parks and recreation

Commerce and development.

OCLC:

881626474