List of ghost towns in Louisiana

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This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Louisiana . It also includes old sawmill towns.

Contents

General references

Red River and Gulf Railroad

Notes and references

  1. Alco
  2. Google maps: Ashmore
  3. Barham- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  4. Chasmore- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  5. Google books: The Pelican Guide to Louisiana- (by Sternberg, Mary Ann pp. 48) Retrieved 2017-12-03
  6. Fisher Sawmill Days-Retrieved 2017-12-03
  7. Gandy- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  8. Google Maps; Hawthorn- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  9. Hutton- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  10. Kurthwood- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  11. Laurel Valley Village- Retrieved 2017-12-03 [ dead link ] Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Local Legacies: Southern Forest Heritage Museum- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  13. Haunted Nation: Longleaf
  14. Longleaf- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  15. Google maps: McNary
  16. Neame: Archive of 1912 American Lumber Register- Retrieved 2018-11-28
  17. Pawnee- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  18. SFASU Heritage Center: Peavy Wilson Lumber Company of Peason
  19. US War Archives: Peason
  20. SFASU Heritage Center: The Battle of Mount Carmel- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  21. Google maps: Seiper- Retrieved 2017-12-03
  22. Red River and Gulf Railroad- Retrieved 2017-12-03

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