Retreat, Louisiana
Retreat is an unincorporated community in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]
History
[edit]A post office called Retreat was established in 1940, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community was so named on account of its idyllic setting.[3] Variant names were "Retreat Plantation" and "Soldiers Retreat".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Retreat
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 111.
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