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| | Ascension Parish Tourist Commission |
 | | Ascension Parish, with a population of 73,500 and growing, covers approximately 300 square miles that span the Mississippi River. |
 | | Contributing to Ascension’s growth after the Civil War was daily train service, a steam ferry on the Mississippi, school improvements, daily mail, Reconstruction’s end, the introduction of the telegraph and telephone, improvements in streets, roads, and bridges, and the growth of business. |
 | | Gonzales is now the commercial hub of Ascension Parish as well as the largest municipality in the parish with a population of approximately 8,700. |
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