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Jolie Crider Memorial Skatepark 2.0

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    Haney's Big House (July 2, 1895 - February 12, 1972)

    Will Haney, a World War I vet, was one of Ferriday's leading African-American businessmen who made his living selling insurance, managing rental property and operating a laundry and hotel. But he...

    Will Haney, a World War I vet, was one of Ferriday's leading African-American businessmen who made his living selling insurance, managing rental property and operating a laundry and hotel. But he...

    • louisiana
    • music

    Yosha Heroism

    From hebrew: "To Mazal and Pinkhas Yosha, for your arrival at heroism [symbolizing the age of 80], from the family" 

    From hebrew: "To Mazal and Pinkhas Yosha, for your arrival at heroism [symbolizing the age of 80], from the family" 

      Autry - Williams House

      The home of several leading Newton County businessmen, this house was constructed in 1912 by turpentine producer L. M. Autrey. In 1918 he sold it to N. A. Dawson, a road contractor. From 1923 to...

      The home of several leading Newton County businessmen, this house was constructed in 1912 by turpentine producer L. M. Autrey. In 1918 he sold it to N. A. Dawson, a road contractor. From 1923 to...

      • texas
      • residence
      • newton
      • newton county

      Leon "Pee Wee" Whittaker - Trombonist (1906-1993)

      Leon "Pee Wee” Whittaker was born circa 1906. He was raised mostly by his mother, Kizzie who could play "most anything” remembered Pee Wee. Mrs. Whittaker took Pee Wee on tour with her band until...

      Leon "Pee Wee” Whittaker was born circa 1906. He was raised mostly by his mother, Kizzie who could play "most anything” remembered Pee Wee. Mrs. Whittaker took Pee Wee on tour with her band...

      • louisiana
      • musician

      Dr. Samuel M. Brown

      South Carolina native Samuel M. Brown served with distinction as a surgeon in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He and his family settled in East Texas in 1866 and in 1871 moved to...

      South Carolina native Samuel M. Brown served with distinction as a surgeon in the Confederate army during the Civil War. He and his family settled in East Texas in 1866 and in 1871 moved to...

      • texas
      • doctor
      • cemetery

      Long Leaf Depot

      The depot was built on this site about 1906 as a joint agency of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern RR and the Red River and Gulf RR. Both shared expenses equally, and the RR&G provided...

      The depot was built on this site about 1906 as a joint agency of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern RR and the Red River and Gulf RR. Both shared expenses equally, and the RR&G...

      • louisiana
      • lumber
      • railroad

      Jimmy Ochiltree Sims Home

      Born in Orange, J.O. Sims (1874-1961) rose from clerk to Board Chairman during his long career with the First National Bank. He married Mary Alberta Spooner (1879-1948) in 1899 and built this...

      Born in Orange, J.O. Sims (1874-1961) rose from clerk to Board Chairman during his long career with the First National Bank. He married Mary Alberta Spooner (1879-1948) in 1899 and built...

      • texas
      • house
      • nrhp

      The Commissary

      The commissary was the social heart of any lumber or logging town. It handled all the necessities of life and also served as a meeting place for the various families, and off duty workers.The...

      The commissary was the social heart of any lumber or logging town. It handled all the necessities of life and also served as a meeting place for the various families, and off duty workers.The...

      • louisiana
      • lumber
      • town

      Captain George M. Levingston (Feb. 25, 1874 - Oct. 27, 1971)

      A licensed river captain and the son of a pioneer area shipbuilder, George M. Levingston was a leader in the development of Orange's shipbuilding industry. In 1933, after years of experience in...

      A licensed river captain and the son of a pioneer area shipbuilder, George M. Levingston was a leader in the development of Orange's shipbuilding industry. In 1933, after years of experience...

      • texas
      • orange
      • citizen

      Orange Chamber of Commerce

      t The Orange Chamber of Commerce traces its history to an 1887 citizens' committee that was formed to promote the area's business potential. A reorganization of the committee resulted in the...

      t The Orange Chamber of Commerce traces its history to an 1887 citizens' committee that was formed to promote the area's business potential. A reorganization of the committee resulted in...

      • texas
      • chamber of commerce
      • commerce

      Across The Track - The Barber Shop, Post Office, Hotel and Doctor's Office

      This Building is the Second Long Leaf post officeIt was built in the 1918-20 expansion, and was located across the railroad tracks from this spot. Also on the other side of the tracks were located...

      This Building is the Second Long Leaf post officeIt was built in the 1918-20 expansion, and was located across the railroad tracks from this spot. Also on the other side of the tracks were located...

      • louisiana
      • lumber
      • mill town

      Orange Southern Pacific Railroad Depot

      From 1908 to 1974, the Orange train depot served Southern Pacific Rail company cars passing through Orange. prior to this time, transportation by road and on water was unreliable and unsafe, which...

      From 1908 to 1974, the Orange train depot served Southern Pacific Rail company cars passing through Orange. prior to this time, transportation by road and on water was unreliable and unsafe,...

      • texas
      • railroad
      • depot
      • orange

      The Gary Wayne Cooper Memorial Railroad Museum Park Pavilion

      The Gary Wayne Cooper Memorial Railroad Museum Park Pavilion Dedicated on April 7, 2016 For his many years of faithful service to the city and his undaunting preservation of the history of his...

      The Gary Wayne Cooper Memorial Railroad Museum Park Pavilion Dedicated on April 7, 2016 For his many years of faithful service to the city and his undaunting preservation of the history of...

      • louisiana
      • railroad
      • museum
      • citizen
      • memorial

      Fork Lift

      1957 Hyster Model RC 150 (Used Butane Fuel) The fork lift was used to move stacks of lumber. It greatly reduced the tedious hand stacking of lumber board by board.

      1957 Hyster Model RC 150 (Used Butane Fuel) The fork lift was used to move stacks of lumber. It greatly reduced the tedious hand stacking of lumber board by board.

      • louisiana
      • machinery
      • lumber
      • sawmill

      John Thomas Stark

      Patriarch of the Orange County Stark family, John T. Stark was born in Pebble  County, Ohio, in 1821 and moved to East Texas in 1840. He settled in Newton County in the 1850s where he read law and...

      Patriarch of the Orange County Stark family, John T. Stark was born in Pebble  County, Ohio, in 1821 and moved to East Texas in 1840. He settled in Newton County in the 1850s where he read law...

      • texas
      • industrialist
      • cemetery

      Dry Kilns, Old & New

      The DRY KILNS were necessary to transform the lumber from its green (or wet) condition into a low-moisture-content product for sales and economical transport. The kilns enabled the management of...

      The DRY KILNS were necessary to transform the lumber from its green (or wet) condition into a low-moisture-content product for sales and economical transport. The kilns enabled the management of...

      • louisiana
      • lumber
      • mill
      • forestry

      "Loggers Dream"

      This shop-built yarding outfit on a Ford F6 truck was a very adaptable logging aid. It traveled at truck speeds on the highways and was quick and easy to set up and take down.It could pull logs...

      This shop-built yarding outfit on a Ford F6 truck was a very adaptable logging aid. It traveled at truck speeds on the highways and was quick and easy to set up and take down.It could pull...

      • louisiana
      • machinery
      • lumber
      • sawmill

      Locomotive #400 - 1919

      Baldwin 4-6-0Standard-gauge steam engine. #400 hauled log cars to the Long Leaf sawmill. Its last run was December 9, 1952. 4-6-0 means:4 Wheels (2 pair) in front, 6 driving wheels, and 0 wheels...

      Baldwin 4-6-0Standard-gauge steam engine. #400 hauled log cars to the Long Leaf sawmill. Its last run was December 9, 1952. 4-6-0 means:4 Wheels (2 pair) in front, 6 driving wheels, and 0...

      • louisiana
      • railroad
      • locomotive
      • lumber
      • sawmill

      Calvary Baptist Church Bayou Chicot

      Founded in 1812.  Joseph Willis was the first Baptist minister to preach the Gospel west of the Mississippi River. Between 1804-1805, Willis arrived in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana, where he began...

      Founded in 1812.  Joseph Willis was the first Baptist minister to preach the Gospel west of the Mississippi River. Between 1804-1805, Willis arrived in Bayou Chicot, Louisiana, where he...

      • louisiana
      • church