Near Sentell in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Dixie Gin

Historic Site

Photographed By Jason Armstrong, March 13, 2021

1. Dixie Gin Marker

Inscription. The first cotton gin on this site was built by John M. Sentell circa 1895. It was a wooden structure painted red and known as The Red Gin. It burned and was replaced by the current structure circa 1933. In 1953 Lowry and Wash Sentell modernized the gin with new machinery and steel wagon sheds with Butler Dodson as a partner. Later the gin was bought by Jimmy Lee Sloan, Jim Adger, and Moulton Storey and renamed Dixie Gin. The present owner is Sandy Saunders who leases the gin for social occasions.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 32° 38.894′ N, 93° 47.879′ W. Marker is near Sentell, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. Marker is at the intersection of Dixie Shreveport Road (Louisiana Route 3049) and Sentell Road, on the right when traveling north on Dixie Shreveport Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6596 Sentell Rd, Shreveport LA 71107, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Pickett Place Plantation (approx. 0.8 miles away); Pittman Plantation Home (approx. 1½ miles away); Cash Point-Gold Point-Buckhall Plantations (approx. 1½ miles away); Mounds Plantation (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cash Point Plantation

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(approx. 2.6 miles away); Cash Point School (approx. 3.3 miles away); Confederate Monument (approx. 3.8 miles away); Dickson Plantation Home (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sentell.

More about this marker. The old Dixie Gin has been turned into a wedding event venue.

Dixie Gin Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Armstrong, March 13, 2021

2. Dixie Gin Building

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 25, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.