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Leesville is a city in, and the parish seat of, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. [3] The population was 5,649 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Fort Johnson South micropolitan area and is additionally served by the Leesville Airport. The city is home to the Fort Johnson (formerly known as Fort Polk) U.S. Army installation.
The Edmond Ellison Smart House, in Leesville in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, is believed to have been built in about 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1] It was the longtime home of Dr. Edmond Ellison Smart (d.1908), founder of the town of Leesville. [2]
Anacoco Lake, also known as Anacoco Reservoir, is a man-made lake in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, 10 miles (16 km) west of Leesville, Louisiana.The lake was created in 1951, the result of impounding Anacoco Creek, Caney Creek, Prairie Creek, and Sandy Creek, for the purpose of water supply and recreation.
Vernon Parish map, 1895. [8] Old First National Bank Building in downtown Leesville, LA, now the Courthouse Annex building. In the late 1890s the timber industry, which was the dominant industry in the parish from its creation, began to boom with the construction of the Kansas City Southern Railway in 1897. It increased access to markets.
Pages in category "Leesville, Louisiana" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Leesville ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Tourist attractions in Louisiana by populated place ... Leesville, Louisiana (1 C, 14 P) M.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1 ...
The Kansas City Southern Depot, now the Museum of West Louisiana, is a former railway station in Leesville, Louisiana. It was built by the Kansas City Southern Railway in 1916. [ 2 ] It served as a combination of passenger station, freight station, and crew change point. [ 3 ]