Osceola, Louisiana
Osceola, Louisiana | |
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| Area code | 985 |
| GNIS feature ID | 555570 [1] |
| FIPS code | 22-58325 |
Osceola is an
unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 16 miles (25.75 kilometres) NW of Covington, Louisiana
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Ella B. Hughes wrote that in 1888 a post office was built in Husser, Louisiana and just a few years later a second post office was built a few miles to the south and was called Viola. The area was renamed Osceola just a few years later.[2]
Etymology
The name of the community is derived from an ancient native american ritual dating back to the
Archaic period. The Muscogee people would perform a ritual they called ássi which means black drink and yahola which means "shouting man" or "singer". There was also a very influential leader of the Seminole people from Florida named Osceola that was given this name.[3][4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Osceola, Louisiana
- ^ "Husser Happenings of Long ago, Tangipahoa Parish, LA". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Joy Wallace Dickinson. "That's some cup of tea". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- ^ "Osceola: Seminole Warrior". National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
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