Alco, Louisiana
Alco was a sawmill town in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States.[1][2] It was located on the Red River and Gulf Railroad, 50 miles from Alexandria.[3]
History
Alco was named after the Alexandria Lumber Company, which built a sawmill there.[4] It was originally considered part of the same community as Kurthwood, which was three miles away, and was served by a post office called Grant and renamed Nona, until the sawmills were built.[4]
In 1922, the Alexandria Lumber Company announced that it was shutting down its sawmill in Pineville and moving some of its machinery to its new plant in Alco, Vernon Parish.[3]
In June 1923, The Shreveport Journal reported that the Ku Klux Klan would be holding a meeting and barbecue in Alco, Vernon Parish, with a special train running from Lecompte to Alco.[5] The event was to bring together seven Klans, specifically from Alexandria, DeRidder, Glenmora, Bunkie, Leesville, Oakdale, and Alco.[5]
The Alco community had both a Methodist church and a Baptist church.[6]
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alco, Louisiana
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8071-4740-5.
- ^ Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
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