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Tangipahoa

Area settled in early 1800s. New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern Railroad built station here c. 1853. One square mile town formed around it in 1866. Included part of former Confederate Camp Moore. Town named for Indian tribe.
Located in Tangipahoa, District 61, Tangipahoa Parish. 305




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