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were set up on a practical operating basis.
The first church in Logtown was built about 1 875	, by Mr. H.
Weston and the lumber company on land donated to the Methodist Churcl^by Mr. Henry Carre1. 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 residents 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, had 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 coffins. This proved a convenience for families of the deceased preventing the delay caused by shipping caskets from New Orleans.