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Bank of Slaughter, Slaughter, Louisiana

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Slaughter is a town in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. Landmarks include Bank of Slaughter. Slaughter is the birthplace of Henry Davis, football player.

The Slaughter Collection

Made for Slaughter. Printed to order.

Slaughter, Louisiana gifts and souvenirs: 21 designs made from Slaughter's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.

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Slaughter Hometown Ornament$23
Slaughter Vintage Travel Posterfrom $40
Slaughter Varsity Crewneckfrom $57
Slaughter Est. Teefrom $33
Slaughter Town Line Mugfrom $26
Slaughter Market Tote$37
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Historic places

Population 2010: 997 → 2020: 1,035

From Wikidata (CC0).

A short history of Slaughter

The area was originally called Belzara, which was named after the post office in the area. The community was later called Burnsville, in honor of the land surveyor who cut the railroad right-of-way through the area. The town's name is from an Illinois Central Railroad Depot for the farm of the Slaughter family. The town was incorporated as "Slaughter" in 1889. The Gloster Southern Railroad served the town from 1987 to 2008. figures in the title of Michael Ondaatje's novel about jazz player Buddy Bolden entitled Coming Through Slaughter. Slaughter was designated a town in 2002.

Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Slaughter, Louisiana, revision 1379129104 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Free printables

Color Slaughter

2 free coloring pages of Slaughter, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.

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Slaughter's population was 1,035 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 997 in 2010.