Fillmore, Louisiana
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populated place In geography, statistics and archaeology, a settlement, locality or populated place is a community of people living in a particular place. The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to t ...
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Bossier Parish, Louisiana Bossier Parish ( ; ) is a parish located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, the population was 128,746. The parish seat is Benton. The principal city is Bossier City, which is located east of the ...
, United States.


History

Thomas Dixon Connell built an inn here, The Connell Inn, around 1848, and the settlement was known as "Connell's Cross Road". In 1852, the settlement and post office were renamed "Fillmore", in honor of U.S. President
Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th president of the United States, serving from 1850 to 1853. He was the last president to be a member of the Whig Party while in the White House, and the last to be neither a De ...
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References

Unincorporated communities in Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Bossier Parish, Louisiana Unincorporated communities in Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area {{Louisiana-geo-stub