Slidell is an

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in Wise County,

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. Slidell was named for

John Slidell John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a Representative and Senator. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by the ...

, a 19th-century U.S. Senator and C.S.A. diplomat.Handbook of Texas Online, B. Jane England, "Slidell, TX," accessed April 14, 2017, https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hls56. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the

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Education

The Slidell Independent School District serves area students and home to the Slidell High School Greyhounds.

Notes

Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Wise County, Texas Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex {{WiseCountyTX-geo-stub