Peason, Louisiana

Place in Louisiana, United States

Peason

Community, Ghost town

Peason

Location within the state of Louisiana

Coordinates: 31°24′49.6404″N 93°17′40.6062″W﻿ / ﻿31.413789000°N 93.294612833°W﻿ / 31.413789000; -93.294612833[1] 31.4137888, -93.2946134
Country| United States
State| Louisiana
Parish| Sabine Parish
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)

Louisiana Highway 118

Location| Florien-Kisatchie
Length| 26.89 mi (43.28 km)
Existed| 1955–present

Peason is a small populated community and sawmill ghost town located on Louisiana highway 118 approximately 8.7 miles (14.0 km) east of Hornbeck, and the sawmill ghost town of Sandel, in Sabine Parish, Louisiana.

The Peavy Wilson mill ran from 1918 to 1929 before being transported to Florida.

## History[edit]

As the northern lumber began to cut out additional locations were sought. After the railroad came through Louisiana it allowed a way for lumber to be shipped to market. Anderson J. "Jasper" Peavy (A.J.) worked his way up in the lumber industry in Texas becoming president of Peavy-Byrnes Lumber Company, Peavy-Moore Lumber Company, and Peavy-Welsh Lumber Company. In 1916 Peavy received backing, purchased 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) in Ward 1, Sabine Parish, and went into partnership with Riley J. Wilson, forming the Peavy Wilson Lumber Company. A site was selected in 1917 and construction was completed in 1918. The name chosen for the town was Peason that was an acronym of the first and last names of the partners.

Twelve miles of "tap line" track was laid from Peason to just north of Hornbeck at Sandel (south of Ayers and Gandy) connecting to the Kansas City Southern Railroad[2] and named the Christie and Eastern Railroad. The line went through Davis and the turpentine mill of Shutts.[3] Later the tracks were extended east[4] to connect to the Red River and Gulf Line at Kurthwood, Louisiana.[5]

Peavy made Shreveport his headquarters and home until his death.[6]

On January 9, 2022, a strong EF2 tornado impacted the town, damaging about 30 homes, 10 to 15 of which were heavily damaged or destroyed. Six people were injured, including all five people in a mobile home that was destroyed, some critically.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ GNIS: Coordinates\- Retrieved 2019-05-13
2. ^ KCS map\- Retrieved 2019-05-13
3. ^ Texas Transportation Archive: Christie and Eastern Railroad\- Retrieved 2019-05-13
4. ^ Red River and Gulf: Christie and Eastern Railroad extension\- Retrieved 2019-05-13
5. ^ All Things Sabine: Peavy Wilson Lumber Company of Peason, Louisiana\- Retrieved 2019-05-13
6. ^ Steven F. Austin State University: The Founders of Peason (May 2018) (By Ricky Robertson)- Retrieved 2019-05-13
7. ^ NWS Damage Survey for 1/09/22 Tornado Event - Update (Report). Iowa Environmental Mesonet. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022. `{{cite report}}`: Unknown parameter `|agency=` ignored (help)