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Marksville High School Alumni
Marksville may refer to: *Marksville, Louisiana Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,702 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, an increase of 165 over the 2000 tabulation of ..., a city in the United States * Marksville, Virginia * Marksville culture, an archaeological culture in the United States {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marksville, Louisiana
Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,702 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, an increase of 165 over the 2000 tabulation of 5,537. Louisiana's first land-based casino, Paragon Casino Resort, opened in Marksville in June 1994. It is operated by the federally recognized Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe, which has a reservation in the parish. History The land where Marksville was founded on was once a meeting place, leading to the present day Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site. Marksville is named after Marc Eliche (Marco Litche or Marco de Élitxe, as recorded by the Spanish), a Sephardic Jews, Sephardic Jewish trader believed to be from Venice, who established a trading post after his wagon broke down in this area. His Italian name was recorded by a Spanish priest as ''Marco Litche;'' French priests, who were with colonists, recorded his name as ''Marc Eliche'' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marksville, Virginia
Marksville is an unincorporated community in Page County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States .... References * Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Page County, Virginia {{PageCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
