Arkana, Louisiana | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 33°01′06″N 93°40′29″W / 33.01833°N 93.67472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Bossier |
Elevation | 244 ft (74 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 318 |
GNIS feature ID | 541047 [1] |
Arkana was a former town that crossed the state lines between Louisiana and Arkansas in the United States, although mostly lying in the latter state. [2]
In the 1890s, Arkana was described as a new railroad town, and was later the site of a rail station, lumber mill, church, post office, and school. The community was also the site of the Arkana and Eastern Railroad Company, a rail line which operated between Arkana and Springhill in the early 20th century.
Arkana was named "ark-" plus "-ana" from "Louisiana" and "Arkansas". [3] [2]
The community was at altitude 244 feet (74 m) and in the 1940s had a population of 50 people. [2]
One of the early settlers of Arkana was Jackson Clark Byram, who established a homestead in 1848. [4] He was the veteran of three wars and had a large family. [5]
Arkana was originally a rail station on the Cotton Belt Route (the St. Louis Southwestern Railway), [6] a major railroad connecting the US states of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. [7] A sawmill owned by the Arkana Lumber Company operated in Arkana until 1899, when it burned, at a loss of $45,000. [8] This was one of several sawmill fires in Arkana; an earlier fire had occurred in 1892. [9]
By the 1890s, a history of northwestern Louisiana called Arkana "a new railroad town", [10] and in 1912, the Bossier City Banner described Arkana as a "place and community". [11] The population of Arkana was 12 in 1900. [12]
A tract of 4,000 acres was platted for the Arkana townsite in 1915, with plans for small parcels to be sold to settlers. [13] Arkana was soon home to several stores, a church and a post office. [14] The Arkana townsite was developed by the Cotton Belt Land and Development Company, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. [15]
Arkana was also the site of the Arkana and Eastern Railroad Company, a short rail line which operated between the communities of Arkana and Springhill in the late 19th and early 20th century. [16] [17]
The Burton Lumber Company operated a lumber mill in Arkana during the 1920s and 1930s. [18] [19] Portions of the Burton Mill caught fire on five occasions in 1922. [20]
Circa 1920, the community of Arkana was the site of the Arkana School. [21] The population of Arkana in 1920 was 63. [22]
In April 1936, Louisiana Highway 10 (now Louisiana Highway 3) between Arkana and Plain Dealing was completed. It was reported that "Arkana will have a good road leading both north and south." [23]
Arkana's population in 1940 was 63. [24] In 1952, The Plain Dealing Progress reported that the hard surface road between Hope, Arkansas, and Arkana had been extended. [25]
In 1980, it was reported that the Crystal Oil and Land Company was pumping over 2 million cubic feet of gas per day from a site 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of what had become known as "the old Arkana townsite." [26] [27]
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)
Arkana, Louisiana | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 33°01′06″N 93°40′29″W / 33.01833°N 93.67472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Bossier |
Elevation | 244 ft (74 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 318 |
GNIS feature ID | 541047 [1] |
Arkana was a former town that crossed the state lines between Louisiana and Arkansas in the United States, although mostly lying in the latter state. [2]
In the 1890s, Arkana was described as a new railroad town, and was later the site of a rail station, lumber mill, church, post office, and school. The community was also the site of the Arkana and Eastern Railroad Company, a rail line which operated between Arkana and Springhill in the early 20th century.
Arkana was named "ark-" plus "-ana" from "Louisiana" and "Arkansas". [3] [2]
The community was at altitude 244 feet (74 m) and in the 1940s had a population of 50 people. [2]
One of the early settlers of Arkana was Jackson Clark Byram, who established a homestead in 1848. [4] He was the veteran of three wars and had a large family. [5]
Arkana was originally a rail station on the Cotton Belt Route (the St. Louis Southwestern Railway), [6] a major railroad connecting the US states of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. [7] A sawmill owned by the Arkana Lumber Company operated in Arkana until 1899, when it burned, at a loss of $45,000. [8] This was one of several sawmill fires in Arkana; an earlier fire had occurred in 1892. [9]
By the 1890s, a history of northwestern Louisiana called Arkana "a new railroad town", [10] and in 1912, the Bossier City Banner described Arkana as a "place and community". [11] The population of Arkana was 12 in 1900. [12]
A tract of 4,000 acres was platted for the Arkana townsite in 1915, with plans for small parcels to be sold to settlers. [13] Arkana was soon home to several stores, a church and a post office. [14] The Arkana townsite was developed by the Cotton Belt Land and Development Company, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. [15]
Arkana was also the site of the Arkana and Eastern Railroad Company, a short rail line which operated between the communities of Arkana and Springhill in the late 19th and early 20th century. [16] [17]
The Burton Lumber Company operated a lumber mill in Arkana during the 1920s and 1930s. [18] [19] Portions of the Burton Mill caught fire on five occasions in 1922. [20]
Circa 1920, the community of Arkana was the site of the Arkana School. [21] The population of Arkana in 1920 was 63. [22]
In April 1936, Louisiana Highway 10 (now Louisiana Highway 3) between Arkana and Plain Dealing was completed. It was reported that "Arkana will have a good road leading both north and south." [23]
Arkana's population in 1940 was 63. [24] In 1952, The Plain Dealing Progress reported that the hard surface road between Hope, Arkansas, and Arkana had been extended. [25]
In 1980, it was reported that the Crystal Oil and Land Company was pumping over 2 million cubic feet of gas per day from a site 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of what had become known as "the old Arkana townsite." [26] [27]
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)
{{
cite book}}
: CS1 maint: date and year (
link)