Kees Park

Kees Park (HM27W6)

Location: Pineville, LA 71360 Rapides Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 19.991', W 92° 24.833'

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Edward J. Barrett, an Irishman who was a soldier in the Federal Army of Occupation which was billeted in Pineville for two years after the conclusion of the Civil War, chose to remain and in 1868 married a local girl, Mary Reagan. He was later elected to the Louisiana State Legislature and served on the Rapids Parish School Board, Police Jury, Pineville Town Council and as Mayor of the Town of Pineville. On May 15, 1920, Barrett gave the land which includes this Park to Right Reverend Cornelius Van de Ven, Bishop of Alexandria, for use by the Roman Catholic Church. A small monastery and church was built, and the area was named Grace Park. Bishop Van de Ven and several priests were buried in Grace Park. The Most Reverend Charles P. Greco sold the land to Central Louisiana Electric Company on August 10, 1951, and the mission and cemetery were subsequently moved. The City was permitted to use the land from 1952 until it was donated by CLECO to the City on June 2, 1959. The Park was renamed May 6, 1952, in honor of William "Billy" Ezra Kees, Sr. Who was born June 11, 1881, as the son of Jesse M. and Nannie Cooper Kees. Billy Kees married Julia Elizabeth "Doll" Bradford in 1905, and he was appointed postmaster in 1911, when the post office was located in the Kees General Store on Red River. He was active in various civic, educational and



church affairs in Pineville and died April 14, 1938.
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HM NumberHM27W6
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Placed ByStafford G. Kees Family
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Date Added Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 at 7:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 555759 N 3466676
Decimal Degrees31.33318333, -92.41388333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 19.991', W 92° 24.833'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 19' 59.46" N, 92° 24' 49.98" W
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Area Code(s)318
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2398 LA-28, Pineville LA 71360, US
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