Long Leaf in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Old Planer Mill Machinery
May 24, 2019
1. Old Planer Mill Machinery Marker
Before the 1956 remodel, this equipment was used in the planer mill. It is a variety of equipment from planers to molding machines that were replaced by newer, more efficient machines in 1956. A couple of the original molding machines, similar to these, were used in the mill until closed.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 31° 0.396′ N, 92° 33.487′ W. Marker is in Long Leaf, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It can be reached from Long Leaf Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Longleaf LA 71448, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana and in Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lumber Carts (here, next to this marker); Long Leaf Planer Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); The "Roundhouse", The Machine Shop and the "Car Knockers Shed" (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Crowell and Spencer Engine #400 (about 400 feet away); The McGiffert Log Loader (about 500 feet away); Clyde Double Drum-Cable Outhaul Log Skidder (about 500 feet away); Locomotive #400 (about 500 feet away); Locomotive Graveyard (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Leaf.
More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Southern Forest Heritage Museum, Admission
this page online
May 24, 2019
2. Old Planer Mill Machinery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2019.
