Headnote
TENSAS PARISH, situated on the east boundary of Louisiana, with Mississippi river on the east, and the Tensas on the west. Area, ------- square miles. Seat of justice, St. Joseph. Pop. in 1850, 8,940. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Louisiana

Tensas Parish, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
TENSAS PARISH, situated on the east boundary of Louisiana, with Mississippi river on the east, and the Tensas on the west. Area, ------- square miles. Seat of justice, St. Joseph. Pop. in 1850, 8,940.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 353.
Date Type
Steamer from St. Louis to New Orleans attacked below Vicksburg, Mississippi Battles/Soldiers
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