Elizabeth’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Elizabeth. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗As the village's website notes, the Village of Elizabeth was once known as the "Town of Elizabeth". It became a town legally on January 23, 1964, when Gov. Jimmie H. Davis signed a proclamation making Elizabeth the fifth incorporated town in Allen Parish.
"The name Elizabeth was chosen as a tribute to the daughter of Sam Parks, one of the men who established the Industrial Lumber Company's Calcasieu Paper Mill. Elizabeth was carefully planned and held the component of a company town built to feed the lumber mill and made every effort to making them superior. The Town hospital for the mill, now holds Elizabeth's Village Hall."
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elizabeth’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo3 archive items have no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewSawmill Town of Elizabeth: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Elizabeth
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Elizabeth, decade by decade
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1 historic place in Elizabeth
1 place in Elizabeth is 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 Sawmill Town of Elizabeth and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1), the Library of Congress (3) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.