- Anchor, Louisiana
Geobox Settlement
name =
native_name = Anchor
other_name =
other_name1 =
category = Ghost Town
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motto =
country = United States
state = Louisiana
region =
region_type = Parish
area_imperial =
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area_water_imperial =
area_water_percentage = auto
area_percentage_round =
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location =
lat_d = 30
lat_m = 41
lat_s = 01
lat_NS = N
long_d = 91
long_m = 21
long_s = 18
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial =
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population =
population_density_imperial =
population_density_round = 1
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mayor =
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code =
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map_size =
map_caption = Location of Anchor in Louisiana
map_locator = Louisiana
map1 = Map of USA LA.svg
map1_caption = Location of Louisiana in the United States
website =Anchor was the name of a community located in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish,
Louisiana ,United States . The community was located along theMississippi River , north of the Pointe Coupee - West Baton Rouge Parish line.History
The community received its name during the
American Civil War . A post office was established in the community in 1888. The post office was closed in 1930 [Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", " [http://www.riversidereader.com The Riverside Reader] ", January 21, 2008, p. 5] .References
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