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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27SW_tioga-sawmill-commissary_Pineville-LA.html
The Iron Mountain Railroad pushed its lines into Central Louisiana
in 1880. Five miles north of Pineville, Julius Levin built a sawmil1
beside the tracks. He named his town "Levin" which was later
changed to "Tioga. A commissary was built …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NP_oakland-plantation_Lecompte-LA.html
In the early 1800's Josiah Chambers
purchased 6,000 acres. His son, Josiah
Chambers, Jr., upgraded the property, built a race track and developed
transportation links via roads, bayou
navigation and railroad, eventually
expanding to almost 10…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277U_pineville-4_Pineville-LA.html
In earlier days, businesses were often located in or adjacent to the owner's home. Such was the case when Mary Lawrence served as post master in the family store located on one side of her home. The general merchandise was owned by Rollo Lawrence,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277T_red-hill_Pineville-LA.html
Red Hill, as the block is called by local citizens, for many years was filled with muddy ruts. In 1867 Congress authorized large stones to be placed on the street between the ferry and the National Cemetery, but the street had fallen into such dis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM277R_the-foot-of-red-hill_Pineville-LA.html
1923: The foot of Red Hill was the site of the cyclone , April 4, that destroyed much of Pineville from the bottom of the hill to the banks of the Red River. Harry Morris, owner, saw his store leveled by the cyclone. Dee Brady Plumbing later occup…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM273H_pineville-3_Pineville-LA.html
Farmers from the north side of the Red River parked their wagons at Jessie Johnston's General Merchandise and Wagon Lot before they caught the ferry to Alexandria. 1905: Albert Rush and Jesse M. Kees purchased the store and continued to operate at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM273G_city-of-alexandria-post-des-rapides_Alexandria-LA.html
The site for the City of Alexandria was first surveyed by Samuel Levi Wells, II on the land belonging to Alexander Fulton. The city was platted into 81 squares by Frederick Walther for Fulton on February 1, 1805. In 1807, Alexandria was named the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM272Q_pineville-2_Pineville-LA.html
Pineville, located on the Edmund Murphy Land Grant, part of the original Post du Rapide, offered a variety of goods and services to early settlers. Traders Beauboeuf, Poussin, and David brought the first stores to Pineville where the streets becam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM272P_pineville-1_Pineville-LA.html
Pineville today encompasses the first central Louisiana settlement begun on this spot in the early 1700's. Post Du Rapide took its name from "el rapido", the rapides in Spanish and "les rapide", from the French. The first levee was built along the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26VI_central-louisiana-state-hospital-cemetery_Pineville-LA.html
Authorized by Act 92 of the 1902 Louisiana Legislature, cemetery and morgue sites were selected in January 1906. There are 2,356 persons who are interred in the cemetery, the last occurring in June 1985. Individual graves for persons who are inter…