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West Carroll
Parish
{French: Paroisse de Carroll Ouest}
The parish was formed in
1877, when Carroll Parish was split in two. The parish seat is Oak
Grove. Previous to 1906, when a branch of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
was run through the town, Oak Grove had been a negligible settlement
called Pin Hook. It is said that during the War between the States some
Federal soldiers rode up to one of the small stores and demanded to know
if there was anything for sale. The storekeeper answered casually,
"Oh yes, pins and hooks, pins and hooks." Whenever court is
held in Oak Grove an old plantation bell is rung. This bell is mounted
on a high scaffold at the rear of the courthouse. It was moved from
Floyd, the original parish seat, and was once used to guide lost people
back to safety from the swamp east of Bayou Macon, as well as for a
signal for social gatherings.
Adjacent parishes
Chicot County, Arkansas
(north)
East
Carroll Parish (east)
Richland
Parish (south)
Morehouse
Parish (west)
Cities and Towns
Epps
Kilbourne
Oak Grove
Forest
Pioneer
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