Cocoville Hydropolis

This History of Cocoville, Louisiana. Originally known as Hydropolis, an early and still active center of activity in Avoyelles Parish CENTURIES Colonial ................1700s Antebellum/Reconstruction . .1800s 20th Century . . . . . . . . . . . . .1900s The new Milenium . . . . . . . .2000s CONFLICTS American Revolution . . . . . . .1777 Mexican War General . . . . . .1846 Civil War memories . . . . . . .1860s The soldiers of Cocoville . . . .1861 A Confederate Love Storey . .1864 WWI soldiers from Cocoville .1918 WWII and Modern conflicts . .1941 EDUCATION The First School.................1831 DeGeneres School . . . . . . . . .1842 Presentation School . . . . . . . .1855 Hydropolis School . . . . . . . .1905 Charter School, Early Center .2000 FAITH The Avoyelles Church....1784 St. John the Baptist . . . . . . . .1869 St. Paul Lutheran. Lutherville .1898 Assembly of God . . . . . . . . .1980s FINANCIAL Ante-bellum - Bank . . . . . . .1840s Post Office established . . . . . .1905 The Cool Spot . . . . . . . . . . .1940s Foundry, & Potota Kilm . . . .1950s Growth and a new highway . .1960 Casino changes the landscape .1994 ThrivingCocoville.........2000 MILESTONES & MEMORIES Memories of early 1900s . . .1900s The Cocoville Cow lawsuit . .1917 A grave with a window .....1925 A miracle in Cocoville . . . . . .1927 OLD HOMES Antebellum Homes . . . . . . . .1840s Victorian . . . . . . . . . . . .Late 1800s Early 1900s Homes . . .Early 1900s PEOPLE Tunica, Biloxi, Ofo, Avoyel . . . . . .1st Families The settlers and families . . . . . . . Arranged alphabetically St Paul Lutheran grave list . . .1898 TREASURES Abundent Artifacts . . . .1st families Pierre LaFitte gold..........1810s Civil War artifacts . . . . . . . . .1861 Coco Treasure found . . . . . . .1884 The Pearl of Louisiana . . . . . .1994 TunicaTreasure ..........2000s The draw of Education . . . . . .2000 TRANSPORTATION OldRiver....................1780s Bridge over the Coulee . . . . .1871 The first paved highway . . . . .1836 Railroad comes through . . . . .1895 Airport .................1951 A new highway . . . . . . . . . . .1960 Highway One rerouted . . . . . .1973 The five lane .............2014 TRAGEDIES Murder of Aurelien Coco . . . .1851 Murder of Laurent Normand .1860 Guillebert' Ghost . . . . . . . . .1880s The Tornado . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1934