Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish in the U.S. State of Louisiana. The parish was put together from parts of 4 other parishes in 1869. Before it was a parish, many slaves were forced to work on sugar plantations in the area. After the Civil War, the white people continued to be very violent towards the black people they had enslaved. All across the south, there were lynchings against black people. Tangipahoa Parish had more lynchings than any nearby parish.[1]
| Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Louisiana | |
 Louisiana's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | March 6, 1869 |
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| Seat | Amite City |
| Largest City | Hammond |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
844 sq mi (2,186 km²) 791 sq mi (2,049 km²) 53 sq mi (137 km²), 6.3 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.tangipahoa.org | |
| Named for: Acolapissa word meaning ear of corn or those who gather corn | |
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Media
Footbridge across a tributary of Ponchatoula Creek leading to North Oak Street Park on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish
Map of Tangipahoa Parish, depicting municipal boundaries
References
- ↑ Michael James Pfeifer, Rough Justice: Lynching and American Society, 1874-1947, University of Illinois Press, 2004, pp. 83-84
Other websites
- Visitor's Bureau website, Tangipahoa history Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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