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Near Fullerton Lake Road, 0.3 miles west of State Highway 399, on the right when traveling west.
Fullerton Elementary is in the foreground & the high school is in the background (photo at right). After school hours the Masons & Eastern Star groups met upstairs in the elementary school. Public education in the Louisiana was free during the . . . — — Map (db m191324) HM
On Pitkin Highway (Highway 10) near Parish Road 366, on the right when traveling east.
Center Panel In 1906 Samuel Holmes Fullerton organized the Gulf Lumber Company. The company purchased
106,000 acres of timber for $6,000,000 and invested more than $3,500,000 in buildings and machinery
to construct a mill. Built entirely of . . . — — Map (db m190218) HM
On Fullerton Lake Road, 0.7 miles south of Highway 399, on the left when traveling south.
Fullerton Recreation Area was the site of the
largest pine sawmill West of the
Mississippi River. Between 1907 - 1927, it was
a thriving town of 5000 people. The
industrial area had sawmills, alcohol plant,
kiln, and machine shop. A nearby . . . — — Map (db m191937) HM
On Fullerton Lake Road, 1 mile south of State Highway 399, on the right when traveling south.
The pavilion was one
of the main
centers of community life at Fullerton.
Social events were frequently held at
the pavilion. Dances were a major
attraction for local towns people and
every Saturday the Fullerton Band held
concerts.
Other . . . — — Map (db m191325) HM
On Fullerton Lake Road, 0.8 miles south of State Highway 399, on the left when traveling south.
Panel 1 The Fullerton story begins in 1890 when the Wright-Blodgett
Lumber Company of Illinois purchased large tracts of pine
timberlands in Vernon parish. With the coming of the railroad
in 1897, the Gulf Lumber Company purchased 106,000 acres . . . — — Map (db m191326) HM
Near Fullerton Lake Road, 0.3 miles west of State Highway 399, on the right when traveling west.
Fullerton was one of only a few cities in
Louisiana that had a public swimming
pool. The swimming pool was located
across the road from the hotel. The
pool was a modern concrete pool with
diving boards & slides. A constant
stream of fresh . . . — — Map (db m191323) HM
On Fullerton Lake Road, 1 mile south of State Highway 399, on the left when traveling south.
Two Sawmills were built at Fullerton, the timber &
board mill. The timber mill produced large framing
timbers & the board mill produced boards of various
sizes. Both sawmills were build entirely of steel, iron, &
concrete, no wood or other . . . — — Map (db m191578) HM