Mix, Louisiana

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Mix is the name of a community located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It is the home of Parlange Plantation House, a National Historic Landmark. It is located along Louisiana Highway 1, south of New Roads, Louisiana.

[edit] History

The community was named after Alexander Mix. Mix had been a professor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when he relocated to Pointe Coupee Parish. Mix introduced cotton to the area in 1802. In 1904, Mix's grandson, Thomas Mix, became the community's first postmaster. The post office was closed after [[World War II]^[1].

[edit] References

^ Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader, January 21, 2008, p. 5

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Parish seat: New Roads

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