Tioga Sawmill Commissary

Tioga Sawmill Commissary (HM27SW)

Location: Pineville, LA 71360 Rapides Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 23.012', W 92° 25.749'

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The Iron Mountain Railroad pushed its lines into Central Louisiana
in 1880. Five miles north of Pineville, Julius Levin built a sawmil1
beside the tracks. He named his town "Levin" which was later
changed to "Tioga. A commissary was built at this time. In 1905,
built by Levin, was purchased by Stephen Sword" Lee
and the name changed to the Lee Lumber Company.
The commissary was a rural version of the uptown department
store. The Tioga commissary offered everything needed in a normal
household, including sewing fabric, work clothes, over-the-counter
drugs, cosmetics, canned goods, fresh produce, meats, horse
feed, hay and fencing. Ice cost 5 cents for a ten pound block.
The sawmill closed in 1925 when timber had been depleted; the
houses and commissary purchased by Sam Allen. Mr. Sam continued
to serve the community until 1947 when Rudolph Merritt, a long
time employee of the store, acquired the inventory. In 1981, this
historic structure closed its doors as the community store.
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HM NumberHM27SW
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Placed ByCapital One
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Date Added Saturday, May 26th, 2018 at 1:01am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 554277 N 3472249
Decimal Degrees31.38353333, -92.42915000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 23.012', W 92° 25.749'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 23' 0.72000000000003" N, 92° 25' 44.94" W
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Area Code(s)318
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1301-1315 Tioga Rd, Pineville LA 71360, US
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