Meeker Sugar Refinery | |
Location | US 71, Meeker in Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°3′30″N92°22′43″W / 31.05833°N 92.37861°W |
Area | 21 acres (8.5 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Meeker Sugar Refinery Co., Inc. |
NRHP reference No. | 87002023 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 16, 1987 |
Meeker Sugar Refinery is located in Meeker in south Rapides Parish, Louisiana. The refinery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 16, 1987.
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