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Glynn is an unincorporated community in southeastern Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located along Louisiana Highway 416, west of the Mississippi River.

Glynn, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Location of Glynn in Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°37′36″N 91°21′19″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70736
Area code(s)225
GNIS feature ID543240[1]

History


In 1847, an Irishman named Martin Glynn immigrated to New Orleans, Louisiana and set himself up as a wholesale merchant, grocer, and cotton factor. As his fortune grew, Glynn purchased property in West Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee parishes. After the Civil War, Glynn moved his growing family to the 3,000 acres (12 km2) he had acquired.

Around the turn of the century, the Texas and Pacific Railroad began laying track through his property, and on December 23, 1899, a post office was established. Martin's son, Charles Wilson Glynn, became its first postmaster. The post office, located near the intersection of Louisiana Highway 416 and Louisiana Highway 982, is still in operation.[2]


Notable person



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glynn, Louisiana
  2. Lockhart, John M. "Roadmap to the Westside", The Riverside Reader Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine, January 21, 2008, p. 5



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