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Meeker Sugar Refinery is located in Meeker in south Rapides Parish, Louisiana.The refinery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1987.. It was operated by the Klock brothers, Ernest Lorne Klock (1879–1967) and Neil Haven Klock (1896–1978), the latter of whom who served from 1940 to 1944 in the Louisiana House of Representatives as one of the three Rapides ...
Pages in category "1912 establishments in Louisiana" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Meeker Sugar Refinery; S.
Nathan Cook Meeker was born in Euclid, Ohio on July 12, 1817, [1] [a] to Enoch and Lurana Meeker. [1] He had three brothers. Meeker was a writer and submitted articles to area publications when he was a boy. [1] He left home at 17 years-of-age for New Orleans, where he worked as a copy boy for the New Orleans Picayune.
The Wade H. Jones Sr. House, also known as the Kleiner House, is a historic house located on Meeker Road in Meeker, Louisiana. It was built in 1935 in the Colonial Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] It is a two-story brick house built in 1913 and was renovated in 1935.
Delta Southern Railroad (DSRR) Geaux Geaux Railroad (GOGR) Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) Louisiana and Delta Railroad (LDRR) Louisiana and North West Railroad (LNW) Louisiana Southern Railroad (LAS) New Orleans and Gulf Coast Railway (NOGC) New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) North Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad.
Mary Nacol Meeker (1921–2003), was an American educational psychologist and entrepreneur. She is best known for her applying J. P. Guilford 's Structure of Intellect theory of human intelligence to the field of education. Meeker was born in Louisiana and grew up there and in Texas. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated ...
Charles Meeker, American politician. Edward Meeker (1874-1937), American singer and performer. Ezra Meeker (1830-1928), American pioneer who promoted the preservation of the Oregon Trail. George Meeker (1904-1984), American actor. Howie Meeker (1923–2020), Canadian hockey player and politician. Jacob Edwin Meeker (1878-1918), American politician.
The history of the area that is now the U.S. state of Louisiana, can be traced back thousands of years to when it was occupied by indigenous peoples. The first indications of permanent settlement, ushering in the Archaic period, appear about 5,500 years ago. The area that is now Louisiana formed part of the Eastern Agricultural Complex.