Poitevent & Favre Lumber Co.
36" gauge, converted to standard gauge in 1886 Named East Louisiana RR Headquarters: Pearlington, MS Mill Location: Pearlington, MS (Hancock County) Mill Capacity: 150,000 ft/day in 1910 Years of Operation: 1867-ca.1907 Miles Operated: 5 miles in 1886 Locomotives Owned: |
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History by Gil Hoffman: The
firmof Poitevent & Favre was composed of W. J. Poitevent and
Joseph A. Favre. At Pearlington, three sawmills were operated together with
a shipyard and a fleet of steamers and schooners in the Caribbean lumber
trade. The first of these mills was built in 1867. Around 1880 large tracts
of timber land were bought by the company in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
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Narrow gauge ROSTER by Gil Hoffman:
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For more information contact Tony Howe at howe6818@bellsouth.net or David S. Price at dsprice46@bellsouth.net