User:Cnurse418/Wadesboro, Louisiana

Wadesboro is a small unincorporated community west of Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States.

LOCATION
Wadesboro is located at latitude 30.424 and longitude -90.485. The elevation is 13 feet. Wadesboro is South of Highway 22 and West of Interstate 55 on the Ponchatoula River. It includes Wadesboro Road, Kraft Road, Shingle Mill Road, Caldwell Road, Landry Lane, and Everette Drive. It is part of the Hammond Micropolitan Statistical Area.

HISTORY
Wadesboro was named after its founder, Richard Wade. In the 1820's, Wadesboro was an important shipping port to New Orleans known as Wade's Landing, Wadesboro Landing, or Ponchatoula Landing. In the early 1900's, Wadesboro had it's own post office located on Wadesboro Road.

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