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From: "Don" <>
Subject: Re: [LARAPIDE] Curtis Dorsey
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 07:55:26 -0600
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My grandmothers place was across the street from Mt. Olivet Church &
Cemetery. During the flood season we would get on the upstairs porch and
watch to see 'Who Popped Up"
don

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Subject: Re: [LARAPIDE] Curtis Dorsey


> Perry - Rapides is the Parish (County in your State). Alexandria is a
City
> in Rapides Parish. Good Shepherd is located in downtown Alexandria. In
1914
> the area of Alexandria around Lee Street and Fourth or Fifth or Third was
the
> "affluent" White Section of Alexandria.
>
> The demographics started changing and it became, especially after World
War
> 2, the heart of our Black Community. The downtown area of Alexandria, as
far
> as neighberhoods, were both Black and White. The area now has a medical
> complex, businesses and government offices.
>
> Lee Street, during the olden days, was where it happened for both
> communities. Nightclubs, sporting arena, shopping, etc. During World War
2
> Alexandria was virtually surrounded by military camps and downtown was the
> place to be. We even were within the territories of the military
maneuvers
> of the 40's and were visited by folks such as General Eisenhower, Patton
and
> others.
>
> Now the phone number for Good Shepherd is 318-442-6424. Spoke with them
> today and they seemed to remember a funeral home between 4th and 5th known
as
> Williams. Give the peole a call and I think they can help you.
>
> As far as where most of the people in either Alexandria or Rapides Parish
are
> buried the best I can say is "in the ground." For many years Alexandria
did
> not have a cemetery. If memory serves the first cemetery within the City
> limits was/is a Black cemetery on Broadway. For some reason we buried our
> died on the other side of the Red River in Pineville. It may have been
due
> to the Red River. The River splits the two cities of Alexandria and
> Pineville and the Alexandria side is flat land whereas Pineville is hill
> country. I would think that prior to being leveed the Red overflowed onto
> the Alexandria side during high water hence no cemeteries but that is just
a
> guess.
>
> <A
HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/rapides.htm">http://www.rootsweb.
com/~usgenweb/la/rapides.htm</A>
>
> Good listing of cemeteries plus other information about us. If you ever
get
> a chance come see us. Good Folks, good food and a great Genealogical
> Library.
>
> Does my pride show?
>
> Richard J. Heath
>
>
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