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Urania is a town in La Salle Parish, Louisiana in the United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2010 census. Urania was established in the late 1890s by lumbering magnate Henry E. Hardtner, who is considered "Louisiana's first conservationist." The name ''Urania'' is taken from the Greek muse of astronomy. Hardtner served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from La Salle Parish as well as long service on the La Salle Parish Police Jury.〔Anna C. Burns, "Henry E. Hardtner: Louisiana's First Conservationist," ''Journal of Forest History'', Vol. 22, No. 2 (April 1978), pp. 76-85〕 The late state Representative Thomas "Bud" Brady was born in Urania in 1938.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Thomas 'Bud' Brady dead at 72," April 3, 2011 )〕 ==Geography== Urania is located at (31.862835, -92.291261). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.80% is water. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Urania, Louisiana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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