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'''Fairview Alpha''' is a [[Unincorporated area|populated place]] in [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and [[Red River Parish, Louisiana|Red River]] parishes in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. At one time, it was known as '''Messick''' and '''Alpha'''. |
'''Fairview Alpha''' is a [[Unincorporated area|populated place]] in [[Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and [[Red River Parish, Louisiana|Red River]] parishes in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. At one time, it was known as '''Messick''' and '''Alpha'''. it is the second-largest community in [[Southeast Ark-La-Tex]]. |
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==Early years== |
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Revision as of 02:58, 26 November 2014
Fairview Alpha | |
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Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Natchitoches, Red River |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 541142[1] |
Fairview Alpha is a populated place in Natchitoches and Red River parishes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At one time, it was known as Messick and Alpha. it is the second-largest community in Southeast Ark-La-Tex.
Early years
According to the United States Geological Survey, Fairview Alpha was "originally named Messick for a family that owned a store here, however, when the Alpha School (Natchitoches Parish) and Fairview School (Red River Parish) were combined in 1912, the new name came into use".[1]
Notable people
- S. M. Morgan, Jr., member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1964 to 1968, was reared in Fairview Alpha and is interred there at Zion Baptist Cemetery.[2]
Transportation
U.S. highways
State highways
Louisiana 480
Louisiana 486
Louisiana 507
Louisiana 784
Louisiana 787
Louisiana 3163
References
- ^ a b c "Fairview Alpha, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Samuel Moore Morgan, Jr". findagrave.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.