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Leesville in Vernon Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Pioneer Park

Museum of West Louisiana

 
 
Pioneer Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., circa 2004
1. Pioneer Park Marker
Inscription.
Is dedicated to the pioneers of Vernon Parish, their descendants and to all people of West Louisiana.

November 16, 1993
 
Erected 1993 by Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Mayor and Members of the Leesville City Council, and Volunteers of the Museum of West Louisiana.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: EducationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1863.
 
Location. 31° 8.126′ N, 93° 15.726′ W. Marker is in Leesville, Louisiana, in Vernon Parish. Marker is on South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west. Pioneer Park is at the south end of the Museum of West Louisiana, which is housed in the former Kansas City Southern Railway depot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 803 South 3rd Street, Leesville LA 71446, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Life Along The Sabine River (about 400 feet away); Saint Michael The Archangel Catholic Church 1913 (approx. ¼ mile away); Vernon Baptist Association (approx. 0.3 miles away); First National Bank (approx. half a mile away); Vernon Parish Veterans' Memorial
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(approx. half a mile away); Vernon Parish Founders (approx. half a mile away); Vernon Parish Courthouse (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesville.
 
Museum of West Louisiana image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., circa July 2004
2. Museum of West Louisiana
Pioneer Park is within the fenced area adjacent to museum, at left of photo.
Kansas City Southern Railway Train Dispatch Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 2004
3. Kansas City Southern Railway Train Dispatch Building
Across University Parkway, just south of Pioneer Park.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,687 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 16, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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