Donaldsonville, LA

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Record Data

Place Unit Type

City or Town

Containing Unit

Ascension Parish, LA

Events

Date		Type
12/24/1866	A Mississippi steamboat burns to the waterline at its dock in New Orleans, Louisiana	Crime/Disasters
06/09/1860	At Donaldsonville, Louisiana's "New Line" Democrats endorse Stephen Douglas for president	Campaigns/Elections
11/15/1866	Near Donaldsonville, Louisiana, a Mississippi steamboat burns and six people are killed.	Crime/Disasters

People

Birthplace of

Nicholls, Francis Redding Tillou

Burial Place of

Major, James Patrick

Thomas, Allen

Documents

Images

Donaldsonville, Louisiana, July 1863, artist's impression, zoomable image

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