Alexandria - Pineville
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Alexandria and Pineville are on opposite sides of the Red River 125 miles south of Shreveport. A Alexandria & Pineville historic tour guide and the booklet "Away For A Day In Central Louisiana" are available from the Alexandria-Pineville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Alexandria-Pineville
Area Convention & Visitors Bureau Red River Campaign Overview Courtesy of civilwarhome.com |
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(3-96) Upstream view of the Red River at Alexandria |
(3-96) Pineville marker for Bailey's Dam. US-71 near approach to the O. K. Allen Bridge |
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(3-96) O. K. Allen Bridge. View is looking downstream toward the site of Bailey's Dam |
(4-08)
Enlarge Confederate Monument
at Rapides Parish Courthouse in Alexandria.
This photo was taken in the afternoon on April 12, 2008. The monument
was erected using money collected from the sale of silver spoons. One of
the silver spoons is on display at the historical society |
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(3-96) Remains of Louisiana
State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy, SH-165 Pineville, directly across from the
United States Veterans Administration Hospital. William Tecumseh
Sherman was headmaster here in 1860. Site Marker: Provided for by
Constitution of 1845 with funds from fed. land grants. Opened, 1860;
closed during Civil War; reopened, 1865. Burned, 1869; moved to
Institute for Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, Baton Rouge. Became Louisiana State
University, 1870 |
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