en Hermitage, Louisiana

Hermitage
Hermitage
Unincorporated community
	Hermitage Location of Hermitage in Louisiana
	Coordinates: 30°38′43″N 91°20′18″W / 30.64528°N 91.33833°W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

1895 map of Pointe Coupee Parish showing location of Hermitage

Hermitage was the name of a community located in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community was located along the Mississippi River, near the Pointe Coupee - West Baton Rouge Parish line.

History

The town was named for the home of President Andrew Jackson. A post office was established at the river community in 1851. L. P. Day owned and operated a store in the community before and during the American Civil War. Shortly after World War II, the post office was closed.^[1]

References

^ Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, January 21, 2008, p. 1

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[1] Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, January 21, 2008, p. 1

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