DeQuincy’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of DeQuincy. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗DeQuincy was founded in 1897 as a railroad town with the Calcasieu, Vernon & Shreveport Railway Company (CV&S) having been completed and Arthur Stilwell's Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Railway Company (KCS&G), that was owned by the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (KCP&G), completed in 1897.
On 8 March 1944, two Air Force aircraft from nearby Barksdale Air Force Base collided overhead killing seven people.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart DeQuincy’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how DeQuincy’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1940 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from DeQuincy
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DeQuincy, decade by decade
1990s
4 historic places in DeQuincy
4 places in DeQuincy are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Louisiana (LA) - Calcasieu Parish - De Quincy - ED 10-27, ED 10-28, ED 10-29, E… (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.