Hentry Watkins Allen
During the second week of May 1863, the Federals abandoned their supply line connecting Milliken's Bend with Hard Times. ON June 4, the Confederates reoccupied Richmond. From Richmond, Gen....
- louisiana
- civil war
- politican
Engagement at Choctaw Bayou
After completing the bridges across Phelps and Clark Bayous Col. J. Keigwin started for Hard Times on the Mississippi Rover on April 28, 1863. A cavalry patrol was sent to see if it could locate...
- louisiana
- civil war
Beaver Park
Beaver Park was developed by the Beaver Club on land leased by the Playground and Park Commission in April 1959. The Beaver Club is an organization of business and professional men dedicated to...
- louisiana
Site of J.H.Rowe School
Formal public education for African American students in the Jasper area dates to 1875 and the formation of a school at nearby Cold Springs. It moved to a new campus in Jasper in 1924, the...
- texas
- education
- african american
Beaty-Orton House
Twice the property of Beaty family members, this lot was purchased by Thomas Beaty in 1843 and sold in 1851. His grandson, John T. Beaty (1855-1937), acquired the site again in 1888 and erected...
- texas
- dwelling
Woods Park (Newton County Fairgrounds)
In 1937, the Southwestern Settlement and Development Company deeded land to Newton County. This property would become known as Woods Park, named for the company's surveyor, C.A. Woods. County...
- texas
- community
Jasper Public Schools
Jasper Collegiate Institute, first local center for higher leaning, opened 1851; partially tax- supported, coeducational. First president was noted East Texas educator Marcus Montrose, graduate,...
- texas
- education
Alamo Wall and Bulldog Stadium
Jasper Bulldog Stadium, established circa 1922, served as the centerpiece for the town's athletic competitions, becoming ever more popular over the years. By 1936, the bleachers were being filled...
- texas
- sports
- wpa
Bevilport
Important river shipping and trading point; was made seat of Bevil municipality, 1834. Named for John Bevil, Texas Ranger, a delegate (1835) to Consultation on Texas Independence, Chief Justice of...
- texas
Site of the Town of Bevilport
Important river navigation point,1830-1860. Established by John Bevil in whose honor the municipalitywas first named in 1834 with Bevilport as seat of justice.A mail station in 1835. Countyseat of...
- texas
- settlement
Nightriders
The Harrisonburg Road was a wagon trail in the 1800s that connected the Natchez Trace to the El Camino Real. This section of the road, along the border of Grant Parish and Winn Parish, is...
- louisiana
- crime
Camp Packard - Company 1446
On June 28, 1933, Company 1446 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) occupied Camp Packard (F-3) one mile south of this location near Castor Plunge. Camp Packard was the center of...
- louisiana
- ccc
Cottage Corners
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- ecv
- beer
South Enrolling Room / Shell Oil Company Foundation
Shell Petroleum Corporation, a forerunner of Shell Oil Company, acquired the Norco Refinery in 1929. Located on three hundred sixty-six acres of sugar cane fields from Good Hope Plantation, the...
- louisiana
North Enrolling Room/The Chevron Companies
In 1941 Chevron discovered oil in south Louisiana at Barataria and Delta Farms. It was soon apparent to the explorationists that favorable conditions for oil accumulation should extend into the...
- louisiana
- industry
Lodwrick Monroe Cook Education Auditorium
Native Louisianan, international business leader, tireless champion of humanitarian causes, Lodwrick M. Cook has contributed greatly to the creation of Louisiana's center for political and...
- louisiana
Northwest Pacific Railroad Yard
Stanley X. Cook
Tiburon Fire Protection District
The Harbor Light
