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laws passed by the 1927-28 legislature whereby a State Forestry Commission and the State Forestry Service were set up on a practical operating basis.
The first church in Logtown was built about 1875, by Mr.
H. Weston and the lumber company on land donated to the Methodist Church by Mr. Henry Carre'. The original church was called Cooper's Chapel, named for the Reverend Inman W. Cooper, its first minister. Mr. Weston brought Reverend Cooper to Logtown to assist in organizing a Methodist Church.
Later, a Baptist Church was built with the help of Mr. Toulme Holliman and Mr. John Nelson, both skilled carpenters and longtime resident of the town.
Early means of transportation were by horse and buggy to places along the coast and by river boat. Passengers went by boat down Pearl River to English Lookout, later called Dunbar, where they boarded a train to New Orleans.
The Weston Lumber Company had its own electric plant and ice factory that provided services to the town. Their repair garage and service station were managed by Mr. Boaz Jones. Their commissary, serving as a shopping center, and grocery, hardware and drug stores; ready to wear for women, men and children, and a millinery department. It also included a section for the display of commins. This proved a convenience for families of the deceased preventing the delay caused by shipping caskets from New Orleans.
There was a hotel, called the Prk View, managed by Mr. and Mrs. Steeds, and later bvy Mrs. Frank Mitchell, a silent movie theatre, and a park with a large swimming pool.
Logtown families enjoyed hay rides, square dances and "come overs". When a party was given, the expression was "Come over tonight".
Physicians in town included Dr. Artie Mead, Dr. J. Q. Fountain and his brother, Dr. Noah Fountain, Dr. George C. McGowan, and Dr. Buckley. Mr. Calvin W. Fountain Sr. was the pharmacist.
For many years, Logtown had a Court House and a jail, with Mr. Freeman Jones serving as Justice of the Peace.
An accredited high school was in existence for a period of time. An elementary school was always in operation. The property for these schools was donated by Mr. Henry Carre'. Among the principals were Mr. Fred Zollicoffer Brown, Mr. George Hillis, and Mr. V. A. Arendale.
This old school was demolished in 1947 and a new one constructed on property donated by Miss Annette Koch. It was in operation until 1966. When the NASA buffer zone was