From the blog, “A World Apart, A World Within”
“A World Apart” – A Photographic Journal of Richland Parish
Photo: Crew Lake Train Station/Depot, ca., 1927 Flood
Photo: Delhi Depot, ca., 1966
Photo: The Train Depot at Girard
Photos: The Train Depot at Rayville, ca., 1930s
Photo: American Legion Members, ca., 1919
American Legion Members, ca. 1919 The old photograph above was generously loaned to the Beacon by Mr. Leon Moreland. It is of the first members of the American Legion Post after it… Read More
The Tom Haney House
The house was bought by Tom Haney in 1906 and was located just north of the school on Hwy. 17. It has since however been torn down. Some suggest that the reason… Read More
Photo: The Train Depot at Holly Ridge
Train Depot at Holly Ridge, on the I.C. Line, between 1940 and 1960
Photo: Union Church School
Photograph of the old Union Church School
Alto Presbyterian Church, ca., 1873
Alto Presbyterian Church – Est. 1873 This church building was built in 1873. The church is both on the Presbyterian Historical Register. The church first belonged to Central Mississippi Presbytery then to… Read More
Photo: 1900s Delhi, Bradley Brothers, and the Railroad
A photo of 1900s Delhi, with Bradley Brothers in the background, along with the railroad.
Home of Henry Taylor, ca 1920’s
Old home place of Henry Taylor. It’s location was approximately in the northeast corner of the cloverleaf interstate exchange on I-20 in Start, Louisiana.
1945 Newly Constructed Grace Baptist Mission Church and Sunday School Class in Mengel (Holly Ridge)
Grace Baptist Church in the Mengel Community Sat, Oct 6, 1945 – 2 · The Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com
1928 Rayville Hornet Football Team
Hornet Football Team of 1928 Sat, Nov 23, 1929 – 7 · The Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com
Ten Richland parish young men who were inducted into the U. S. Army on November 7th, 1941 for WWII
Richland Boys Leave For Military Training Sat, Nov 22, 1941 – 6 · The Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com Above are pictured the ten Richland parish young… Read More
New Boeuf River Bridge Built on U.S. 80, ca. 1956
New boeuf River Bridge Sat, Feb 4, 1956 – 4 · The Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com
Jacklyn Sims Wins Grand Champion at LSU Livestock Show, ca 1961
Jacklyn Sims Sat, Mar 18, 1961 – 1 · The Richland Beacon-News (Rayville, Louisiana, United States of America) · Newspapers.com
WWII – Ten Young Men & Nurse Leave For Military Service – July 5, 1941
From the Richland Beacon News, July 5, 1941. Ten Young Men & Nurse Leave For Military Service in WWII. Pictured here, in front of the Rayville Bus Station, are the following: Left… Read More
William Douglas Humble – Biographical Sketch
The following was written in A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 226, by Henry E. Chambers. Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925. William Douglas Humble, of… Read More
Rhymes – Roark Wedding
Here’s a great post about the wedding of Mr. Robert R. Rhymes, of Richland Parish, to Miss Nonnie Roark.
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