Sawmill Town of Fullerton, La

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Sawmill Town of Fullerton, La Fullerton Sawmill was the largest mill west of the Mississippi river and lasted from 1907 until 1927. During WWI it had a population of 5000.
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Located near Pitkin, Louisiana the Town of Fullerton had all the modern conveniences. The town had 24 hour electricity, water and sewer. It had a Theatre, Commissary, bank, telephone exchange, Ford Dealership, and numerous other stores. It also had a hotel and hospital. Fullerton also had a public swimming pool. In addition the town had a band and baseball team as well as a dance pavilion.

Gulf Lumber Company at Fullerton turpentined their trees before they cut and sent to the mill. Shards of Turpentine Cups...
02/07/2025

Gulf Lumber Company at Fullerton turpentined their trees before they cut and sent to the mill. Shards of Turpentine Cups can be found all around the area.

Sales Agent for the Gulf Lumber Company, Fullerton, LA
06/06/2025

Sales Agent for the Gulf Lumber Company, Fullerton, LA

The swimming pool at Fullerton. I do not know of any other sawmill town furnishing a pool for its workers and families.
07/05/2025

The swimming pool at Fullerton. I do not know of any other sawmill
town furnishing a pool for its workers and families.

Early logging involved the use of oxen and log wagons. I have not seen any pictures at Fullerton using them. If anyone h...
23/04/2025

Early logging involved the use of oxen and log wagons. I have not seen any pictures at Fullerton using them. If anyone has any pictures, please share them. This picture was taken near Long Leaf, LA in 1902. The Southern Forest Heritage Museum does have a replica log wagon on display.

Structures or items located at Fullerton
16/03/2025

Structures or items located at Fullerton

It was so noisy in the sawmills that the sawyer had to use hand signals to communicate what size lumber to cut from a lo...
07/03/2025

It was so noisy in the sawmills that the sawyer had to use hand signals to communicate what size lumber to cut from a log..

This crew was not part of the Fullerton Mill operation, but is what a typical tree felling crew would have looked like. ...
14/02/2025

This crew was not part of the Fullerton Mill operation, but is what a typical tree felling crew would have looked like. Crosscut saws and axes were the main tools of the sawyer. Kerosene was use to remove the pine resin buildup from the saw.

This picture was taken near Long Leaf, LA.

Family photo from Fullerton.
04/01/2025

Family photo from Fullerton.

21/12/2024
I know this isn't about Fullerton but think it will be of interest to a lot of people.
12/12/2024

I know this isn't about Fullerton but think it will be of interest to a lot of people.

24/11/2024

Wishing everyone a joyous Thanksgiving

It was a wonderful day at Fullerton. The weather was great and so was the event. If you missed it make plans for next ye...
16/11/2024

It was a wonderful day at Fullerton. The weather was great and so was the event. If you missed it make plans for next year.

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