Tigerville,_Louisiana

Tigerville, Louisiana

Tigerville, Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana

Tigerville is an unincorporated community in St. John the Baptist Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[1]

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Etymology

According to tradition, Tigerville was so named when early settlers mistook native cougars for tigers.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tigerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Peña, Christopher G. (2004). Scarred by War: Civil War in Southeast Louisiana. AuthorHouse. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4184-5544-6.


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