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The Greatest Story Ever Told...somewhat

Hi there and welcome to my blog! Today I have been thinking about a library which can also be described as an undiscovered treasure. Not only do more than 700,000 documents call this library home, but the federal government selected it as a depository institution over 120 years ago! Think of all the history that is being held on the college campus of a sleepy town in Northwest Louisiana. Did you figure out which library I am thinking of? It's the Eugene P. Watson Memorial Library which sits on the campus of Northwestern State University (NSU) in Natchitoches, Louisiana!!! (Photo Credit: Leah Jackson/Around The Town) According to the official library website , the 95,000 square foot library provides students, faculty, and community-members alike access to: The Cammie G Henry Research Center which "houses nearly 800 Manuscript Collections including Melrose, Caroline Dormon, and the Federal Writers’ Project" The university archives and rare book collections s...