Black Hawk, Louisiana
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| Country | United States |
| States | Louisiana |
| Parish | Concordia |
Blackhawk is a rural community near Shaw in Corcordia Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.[1][2][3] It was one of the last rural areas of Louisiana to receive reliable phone service, after Centennial Wireless built a cellular tower in 2005.[2] In recent years, the Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has worked on strengthening a section of the mainline Mississippi River levee system near Blackhawk.[4][3]
Population[edit]
Blackhawk was a village with a population of 323 residents in the 1890 Census,[5] and 125 in the 1900 census.[6] The population of Blackhawk was 340 in 1910,[7] and was 29 in 1940.[8]
As of 2004, 100 households were reported living in the Shaw and Blackhawk area combined.[9]
History[edit]
According to the Official Register of the United States, in 1897 the postmaster of the Blackhawk post office in Concordia Parish was A. J. McCearly.[10] Circa 1905, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in nearby Vidalia operated a station in Blackhawk.[11]
In 1966, 2.6 miles of road between Blackhawk and Shaw was resurfaced, as part of the Mississippi River Parkway or Great River Road project.[12]
In 2017, the Associated Press reported that farmer Matt Frey and his brothers were growing 150 acres of sugar cane in Blackhawk.[13][14]
Levees[edit]
On May 2, 1912, the town of Blackhawk was flooded under nine feet of water, after a protection levee broke, letting in waters from Dog Tail crevasse.[15] Residents had sufficient notice to take their belongings and livestock to safety.[15]
In 1922, the Blackhawk, Shaw, and Bougiere areas were again heavily flooded, this time by the waters from the Ferriday crevasse. The water was almost twenty feet deep. Other towns affected included Ferriday and Waterproof.[16]
In the 1980s, the Fifth Louisiana Levee Board and the United States Army Corps of Engineers worked on the Acme–Blackhawk levee enlargement program.[17]
Telecommunications[edit]
In 2005, Blackhawk became one of three small "rural pockets" in Louisiana which finally received reliable phone service, after a cellular phone tower was constructed by Centennial Wireless near the Red River levee.[2]
Blackhawk Plantation[edit]
In 1972, Blackhawk Plantation was sold to J. C. "Sonny" Gilbert of Sicily Island, reportedly for over $1 million.[18] In 2005, a Moreauville man was charged with theft of livestock from Blackhawk Plantation, after he shot and killed a 13-point buck from his vehicle off of Highway 15 through an eight-foot tall game fence.[19]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Black Hawk, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gunn, Billy (January 20, 2005). "Connected: Rural Cenla communities finally get telephone service". The Town Talk. Retrieved 2023-12-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Update on Construction at Mississippi River Levee Near Black Hawk". Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. March 15, 2019. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ↑ "Precautionary flood fight measures will impact traffic near Blackhawk, LA". Vicksburg District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. February 28, 2018. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ↑ Office, United States Census (1892). Compendium of the Eleventh Census, 1890: Population; Dwellings and families; Statistics of Alaska. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 192. Search this book on
- ↑ Puy, W. H. De (1909). The Century Reference Library of Universal Knowledge. National Newspapers Company.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 185. Search this book on
- ↑ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 387. Search this book on
- ↑ Hilburn, Greg (May 15, 2004). "Phone service finally arrives in tiny town". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. Louisiana Gannett News. Retrieved 2023-12-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Official Register of the United States: Persons in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service, Exclusive of the Postal Service. 2. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1897. p. 136. Search this book on
- ↑ Hoffmann's Catholic Directory, Almanac and Clergy List. M.H. Wiltzlus Company. 1905. p. 460.CS1 maint: Date and year (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Gould, Jack (July 12, 1966). "New Louisiana Road Runs Atop Miss. Levee". The Shreveport Journal. Retrieved 2023-12-05 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cane crop moves north – Louisiana expands its sweet spot". The Daily Review. Associated Press. September 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hilburn, Greg (September 11, 2017). "Sugarcane where? Louisiana expands sweet spot". The News Star. USA Today Network. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Small Town Flooded". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. May 12, 1912. Retrieved 2023-12-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "20,000 Working to Save Mississippi's Levees". Monroe News Star. 1922-05-01. p. 1.
- ↑ "Court decides case – For levee board". Tensas Gazette. Saint Joseph, Louisiana. Madison Journal. February 18, 1981. Retrieved 2023-12-03 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "New Owner of Blackhawk Plantation". The Crowley Post-Signal. United Press International. December 6, 1972. Retrieved 2023-12-02 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Moreauville man settles out of court on livestock theft charges". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. January 26, 2006. Retrieved 2023-12-02 – via Newspapers.com.
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