Garden City, Louisiana
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Garden City is an unincorporated community in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is on the south bank of the Bayou Teche, {{convert|3|mi}} southeast of Franklin and {{convert|2|mi}} west of Centerville another unincorporated community. Garden City had a post office until it closed on September 24, 2011; it still has its own ZIP code, 70540.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=February 19, 2015|author=United States Postal Service}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=February 19, 2015|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|url-status=dead}}
History
Garden City was founded as a company town by the Albert Hanson Lumber Company. In 1993, two former company properties were added to the National Register of Historic Places: Hanson Lumber Company Office and Hanson Lumber Company Owner's House.
Education
Garden City is served by the Centerville School (K-12) of the St. Mary Parish School Board, located in Centerville."[http://www.stmaryk12.net/domain/403 About Our School]." Centerville School. Retrieved on December 4, 2016.
References
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{{St. Mary Parish, Louisiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
Category:Company towns in Louisiana
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