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Beginning
with Spain in 1541, the Pelican State has variously been claimed by Spain,
France, Great Britain, the Republic of West Florida, the Confederate States
of America and the United States. It
is also the site of the most famous land transfer in American History when in
1803 the United States made what is known as the Louisiana Purchase, buying
enough land from Napoleon I of France that it almost doubled the size of the
then existing United States. The cost
for that vast territory was only about $15,000,000, but all or parts of 13
states were formed from it, including the present state of Louisiana. With the purchase,
massive sugar and cotton plantations developed in the rich soil of the new
state that formed in 1812. After
statehood, the sugar and cotton plantations fueled growth, and soon timbering
was also a major industry. Towns began
to develop, and as they grew, river traffic increased, and river ports began
to grow along the riverbanks of the state.
During the Civil War, several major battles were fought in Louisiana,
and after the war ended, Louisiana rejoined the Union, and in 1869 sulfur was
discovered, followed by oil in 1901. Towns grew up and died, and Louisiana added many
to the growing roster of ghosts that Ghost Town USA is out to discover and
share. In late August, 2005, the coast
of Louisiana was slammed by Hurricane Katrina. The area has still not fully recovered, and
a number of small towns may remain ghost towns. New Orleans is slowly recovering, and our
thoughts and prayers remain with the citizens of that city (and all of the
ravaged Gulf Coast areas) as they rebuild.
For a short time I did feature New
Orleans on these pages as it technically fell into our Class
E description.
However, with pride, rebuilding is occurring and the population is
slowly returning. In 2010 the Census Bureau counted 343,849 folks. HELP! (NEW FEATURE) Please check here to
find a list of ghost towns that various contacts are looking for. IF you have any information on these places
please e-mail me and I can respond back to
those looking for info on these ghosts. If you know of any ghost
towns in the Pelican State that are not listed here, or know the current
status of towns listed with little information, please contact us… PLEASE NOTE: Where photos are indicated thusly (PHOTO!), please use your
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CAMINADA
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This once thriving class A
seaport town on the mainland side of |
CRANE'S FORGE
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Assumption Parish |
In 1860, this was the site of several sugar plantations and a
post office. Actual location is not
determined, but from an old map it appears to have been on the west side of
Bayou LaFourche, in or near the present town of |
FORT de la BOULAYE |
Plaquemines Parish |
Also known as |
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Plaquemines Parish |
This old American military post was located on SH 23, and the west
bank of the Mississippi River, 2.5 miles southeast of Triumph, about 70 miles
southeast of New Orleans. It was built
in 1822-1832, and occupied in 1861 by the Confederate Army. It is a large, star-shaped brick fort with
a surrounding moat. It was built to
protect Outside links include: Ft Jackson, LA |
GALVEZTOWN
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Ascension Parish? |
The location of this fortified Spanish town is at the confluence
of the |
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Webster Parish |
On |
LINCECUM
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Grant Parish |
The location of this old sawmill town is not determined. A |
LOS ADAES
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Just off SH 6, two miles
northeast of Robeline. This class B
(SHP-$)-Spanish mission, fort (presidio) and village was established in 1717
as the mission San Miguel de los Adaes. It was the only Spanish mission established
in |
NEWLLANO
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Located along US 171,
two miles south of Leesville, and 51 miles southwest of The story of Newllano began in
Southern California's Mojave Desert, where Job Harriman’s socialistic colony
called Llano del |
NIBLETT'S BLUFF |
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This historic trading post/stopping place/sawmill center/river
port is on the east side of the Sabine River just north of I-10, ten miles
northeast of Orange (TX), and northwest of Toomey (LA). In the early 1830s a trading post was
operated here, and later the location acted as a defense fort for the
Confederate forces. In the 1880s it
was the western terminus for the Gulf, Sabine and Red River Railroad, which
headed east into the untapped timberlands.
It has since faded, and today it is rural community and a state park. |
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Grant Parish |
This sawmill town was located along the railroad in the
northeastern part of the Parish about 1.8 miles south of |
MORE INFORMATION
Historians estimate that there may be as many as
50,000 ghost towns scattered across the Gary B. Speck Publications is in process of
publishing unique state, regional, and county guides called The Ghost Town
Guru's Guide to the Ghost Towns of “STATE”™ These original guides are designed for anybody
interested in ghost towns. Whether you are a casual tourist looking for a new
and different place to visit, or a hard-core ghost town researcher, these
guides will be just right for you. With over 30 years of research behind
them, they will be a welcome addition to any ghost towner's
library. Thank
you, and we'll see you out on the Ghost Town Trail! For
more information on the ghost towns of Ghost
Town E-mailers, PLEASE NOTE: Due
to the tremendous amount of viruses, worms and “spam,” out there, I no longer
open or respond to e-mails with unsolicited attachments, OR messages on the
subject lines with “Hey”, “Hi”, “Need help”, “Help
Please”, “???”, or blank subject lines, etc. If you do send E-mail asking for
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IMPORTANT These listings and historical vignettes of ghost
towns, near-ghost towns and other historical sites in LOUISIANA above
are for informational purposes only, and should NOT be construed to grant permission to
trespass, metal detect, relic or treasure hunt at any of the listed sites. If the reader of this guide is a metal detector
user and plans to use this guide to locate sites for metal detecting or relic
hunting, it is the READER'S
responsibility to obtain written permission from the legal property owners.
Please be advised, that any state or nationally owned sites will probably be
off-limits to metal detector use. Also be aware of any federal, state or
local laws restricting the same. When you are exploring the ghost towns of |
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