DESCRIPTION OF WARD TWO, UNION PARISH LOUISIANA

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. HUDSON, 5/2006



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DESCRIPTION OF WARD TWO, UNION PARISH LOUISIANA
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Since the 1860s, Ward Two has included the northeastern corner of Union Parish. 
From the 1860s and through the 1930s, the Town of Marion was entirely within Ward Two.

Northern Boundary of Ward Two:
    ++ Arkansas/Louisiana State Line

Eastern Boundary of Ward Two:
    ++ the Ouachita River 

Western Boundary of Ward Two:
    ++ the eastern boundary of Ward Six

Southern Boundary of Ward Two -- has changed over the years:
    ++ 1860 - 1880s:
         Ward Two extended south to Bayou D'Loutre, encompassing virtually 
         the entire eastern side of the parish along the Ouachita River. This included 
         the river towns of Alabama Landing, Ouachita City, and Port Union.

    ++ 1880s - 1930s: 
         The eastern portion of the parish, including Ward Two, was subdivided into 
         Wards Seven and Eight. Between then and the mid-1900s, Ward Two only extended
         about four miles south of Marion to the imaginary line between Townships 21 and 
         22 North. In other words, the boundary between Wards Two and Eight was a line 
         that ran from the early 1900s Village of De Loutre (on Highway 33 from Farmerville 
         to Marion) due east to the Ouachita River, running just north of Linville and Haile.

The modern ward lines have changed since the 1930s, and now Marion lies on the line between 
Wards Two and Six. Also, Ward Two now extends further south along the Ouachita River than 
what it did in the eary 1900s.

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Sources: 
    Union Parish Police Jury Records
    Union Parish Federal Censuses and Enumerator's Explanations


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