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The Tale of Three Sawmill Towns: Alco, Long Leaf, & Meridian, Louisiana
The Tale of Three Sawmill Towns Alco Long Leaf Meridian Louisiana Author:T. C. Smith "The Tale of Three Sawmill Towns" tells the story of life & work in three communities now consigned to a vanishing vista preserved primarily in memory. The Southern Forest Heritage Museum at Long Leaf, LA, maintains a living reminder where visitors can relive the heyday of Southern logging & railroading. T. C. Smith lived as a youth in all three... more » towns. His firsthand report details the impact of economic, political, social forces and religious life on saw mill communities. A rich array of photographs and drawings illustrate buildings, equipment, as well as the people who labored and lived in that era.« less