Arcola, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Arcola, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
Arcola, Louisiana
Arcola, Louisiana
Arcola, Louisiana is located in the United States
Arcola, Louisiana
Arcola, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°46′36″N 90°30′37″W / 30.77667°N 90.51028°W / 30.77667; -90.51028
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTangipahoa
Elevation
41 ft (12 m)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code985
GNIS feature ID553313[1]
FIPS code22-02760

Arcola is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.[2]

Etymology

Some local residents believe that during the New Orleans yellow fever epidemic in the year 1853 several Italian families settled in the area. It is speculated that these first settlers named the village after Arcole a small comune in the province of Verona, Italy.[3]

Prospect Hill

In the mid 1800s Arcola was also named Prospect Hill. In the year 1851 the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railway was constructed and passed through the community. Some have speculated that the railroad gave the name "Prospect Hill" to the area.[4] A local resident attempted to use this as a defense to avoid paying back a promissory note. In the year 1855 the case of Joseph Lallande vs William G. Hope was brought before the Louisiana Supreme Court due to the fact that the defendant lived in Arcola but his promissory note was sent to "Prospect Hill".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Arcola, Louisiana
  3. ↑ McLellan, Sandra. "About Tangipahoa Parish". rootsweb.com. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  4. ↑ McLellan, Sandra. "Arcola, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana". USGenWeb. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Louisiana. Supreme Court; Thomas H. Thorpe; Charles G. Gill (1867). Louisiana Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana. West Publishing Company. pp. 188–.


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