The "Rosa B" Debuts on Bayou D'Arbonne, 1895, Union Parish Louisiana

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 12/2004


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The Rosa B Debuts on Bayou D'Arbonne, 1895, Union Parish Louisiana
Farmerville "Gazette", issue of Wednesday, 3 April 1895, page 3
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The "Rosa B", the new boat of Mr. Closro Bearden came up from Monroe Sunday and passed 
on up the Little D'Arbonne. This is the first trip of the new craft and she cuts the 
water as smoothly and with as much ease and rapidity as any boat built in the North by 
experienced boat builders. This boat was built here at the junction of Bayou Cornie with 
the D'Arbonne, with materials cut from the forests of this parish, and under the 
supervision of its owner, Mr. Bearden. The mechanics employed in its construction were 
Union parish men, and the workmanship of the new craft reflects much credit upon the 
workmen and upon Mr. Bearden and his enterprise.

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Note: The "Rosa B" served the merchants of Union Parish for many years, with the 
1895-1900s newspapers reporting her arrival in Farmerville and Shiloh during the 
steamer season.
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