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title: Red River at Alexandria, Louisiana
author: Billy Hathorn
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21335/red-river-at-alexandria-louisiana/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-11-20
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# Red River at Alexandria, Louisiana

_Authored by Billy Hathorn_

## Image File

[![Red River at Alexandria, Louisiana](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21335.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21335.jpeg)

## Image Caption

Red River at [Alexandria](https://www.worldhistory.org/alexandria/), Louisiana. Approximating what the sandbar on the Mississippi River might have looked like at the [Sandbar Fight](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2838/sandbar-fight/) of 1827, which made [James Bowie](https://www.worldhistory.org/James_Bowie/) famous. Photograph by Billy Hathorn, 2008.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Hathorn, B. (2025, November 20). Red River at Alexandria, Louisiana. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21335/red-river-at-alexandria-louisiana/>
### Chicago
Hathorn, Billy. "Red River at Alexandria, Louisiana." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 20, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21335/red-river-at-alexandria-louisiana/>.
### MLA
Hathorn, Billy. "Red River at Alexandria, Louisiana." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Nov 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21335/red-river-at-alexandria-louisiana/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_River_at_Alexandria,_LA_IMG_1134.JPG) by [**Billy Hathorn**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_River_at_Alexandria,_LA_IMG_1134.JPG). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 20 November 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.