Alco, Louisiana

Alco is an unincorporated community in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1]

Etymology

Alco was named after the Alexandria Lumber Company.[2]

gollark: "You want to get to your neighbour's house? You have to loop around the entire city on dirt paths, pay $1000 in tolls, and spend 5 hours in traffic jams."
gollark: I should play again and design the worst road network possible.
gollark: Ah, cool!
gollark: Or funnel everyone exiting down a massive series of dirt-path loops with toll booths.
gollark: What if... you disconnect all the ways to leave the city, but have really fast input?

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alco, Louisiana
  2. Leeper, Clare D'Artois (19 October 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.



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