Arkana, Louisiana
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Arkana, Louisiana | |
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  Arkana, Louisiana  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 |
Arkana was a farming village that crossed the state lines between Louisiana and Arkansas in the United States, although mostly lying in the latter state.[1] In the 1890s, Arkana was described as a new railroad town, and was later the site of a rail station, lumber mill, and school. The community is mostly abandoned today.
Naming
Arkana was named "ark-" plus "-ana" from "Louisiana" and "Arkansas".[2][1]
Geography
The community was at altitude 244 feet (74 m) and in the 1940s had a population of 50 people.[1]
History
Arkana was originally a rail station on the Cotton Belt Route (the St. Louis Southwestern Railway),[3] a major railroad connecting the US states of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. By the 1890s, a history of northwestern Louisiana called Arkana "a new railroad town",[4] and in 1912, the Bossier City Banner described Arkana as a "place and community".[5] The population of Arkana was 12 in 1900.[6]
The Burton Lumber Company operated a lumber mill in Arkana during the 1920s and 1930s.[7][8] Portions of the Burton Mill caught fire on five occasions in 1922.[9]
Circa 1920, Arkana was the site of the Arkana School.[10] The population of Arkana in both 1920 and 1940 was 63.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b c FWP 1941, p. 635.
- ^ Leeper 2012, p. 20.
- ^ The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba. National Railway Publication Company. 1910.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana: Comprising a Large Fund of Biography of Actual Residents, and an Interesting Historical Sketch of Thirteen Counties. Chicago, IL: Southern Publishing Company. 1890. p. 122.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Arkana". The Bossier Banner. Bellevue, LA. August 1, 1912. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Image 280 of Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: March, 1901; Vol. 132, part 1". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Southern Lumberman Directory of Southern Saw Mills (PDF). 1934. p. 189.
- ^ The Lumber Manufacturer and Dealer. Kriechbaum Publishing Company. 1925. pp. 30c.
- ^ "Around Arkana". The Bossier Banner. Bellevue, LA. October 25, 1922. p. 1.
- ^ "Arkana". The Bossier Banner. April 1, 1920. p. 3. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World. New York: Rand McNally and Company. 1925. p. 198.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
Sources
- Federal Writers' Project (1941). Louisiana: A Guide to the State. Baton Rouge: Hastings.
- Leeper, Clare D'Artois (October 19, 2012). Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
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