Monday, June 28, 2004

Sentinel, 2002


The fabled "Lost Willie Monument" of Monroe, Louisiana. Willie was a steamboat captain back in the city's early river port days. He was foully murdered by his evil twin Mickey, who assumed control of the line. Mickey went on to become Monroe's first "whistling" mayor and is believed to have set fire to the central business district toward the end of his third term in office.

The whereabouts of Willie's bones remains a mystery to this day. The local DAR established this memorial on DeSiard Street in 2002. The arrow, as one can plainly see, points backward in time.

1 Comments:

Blogger mk smith said...

ah the ballad of williee and mickey! i remember when the memorial was constructed like it was yesterday. i remember thinking "what a grand monument for this golden pot of monroe to splurge on!"

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