Fishville in Grant Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

The Community of Fishville

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 20, 2018

1. The Community of Fishville Marker

Inscription.
Fishville has been an area resort since the 1820s. The community began as a summer retreat for residents of Alexandria, escaping the surrounding mosquito-laden river bottoms. One of Fishville's most noted summer residents was nineteenth-century author Timothy Flint whose memoir of Daniel Boone became the basis for many of the legends that surround Boone today. By the mid-twentieth century Fishville had evolved into a regional vacation spot on Big Creek, home to Dean's Hole, Slick's Skating Rink and Store and Ed Hawthorne's Store and Dance Hall.

Erected by The Grant Arts Council in Memory of Neal Tison Curry and Inez Peters.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 31° 31.238′ N, 92° 21.855′ W. Marker is in Fishville, Louisiana, in Grant Parish. It is on State Highway 8 0.2 miles east of Windy Wood Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pollock LA 71467, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also

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in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome to Pollock (approx. 2½ miles away); Town of Pollock (approx. 2.7 miles away); Oction House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Pollock School (approx. 2.9 miles away); Prospect School (approx. 9.3 miles away); Tioga Sawmill Commissary (approx. 10.2 miles away); Village of Dry Prong (approx. 10.4 miles away); M5 3" Anti-Tank Gun (approx. 10.6 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 20, 2018

2. The Community of Fishville Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 2,033 times since then and 131 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2018.