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Port Vincent

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Port Vincent was originally a Spanish settlement and an early port on the Amite River route from the Mississippi River via Bayou Manchac. It was first called Scivicque's Ferry for Vincent Scivicque, a native of Italy. It served as the parish seat from 1872 to 1881.
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