Museum of West Louisiana

10/05/2021

Celebrate 150 Years of Vernon Parish! Find out more about Louisiana's Legend Country! LouisianaLegendCountry.com/150years

06/06/2021

02/25/2021

The Neutral Strip existed outside the governance of either the United States or Spain until 1821.

01/12/2021

09/27/2020

The International Boundary Marker, also known as the Republic of Texas Granite Marker, is a boundary marker located on the Louisiana-Texas border near the junction of Texas FM 31 and Louisiana Highway 765, southeast of Deadwood, Texas. The marker was created in 1840 and placed in 1841 to mark the international border between the United States and the Republic of Texas. The survey which established this border lasted from May 1840 to June 1841; the survey team faced hazardous, swampy conditions in their work and were forced to take several extended breaks due to weather and a lack of funding. The boundary marker is the only marker remaining from the Texas border survey and is one of only two known international boundary markers located entirely within the United States (the other being a much older and humbler stone near Mobile, Alabama).

The property of the 3 acres (1.2 ha) area is shared between DeSoto Parish, Louisiana (1 acre) and Panola County, Texas (2 acres), with the marker itself being a direct property of U.S. Government

The marker was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977.

07/19/2020

Have you ever explored Wolf Rock Cave in Kisatchie National Forest? It’s a quick hike and a very cool spot to explore. 📸: instagrammer

04/14/2020

Northwest Louisiana lay largely undeveloped until Captain Henry Shreve cleared the Red River of a massive log jam from 1833 to 1838.

03/17/2020

The Museum is closed until further notice in an abundance of caution concerning COVID-19. We apologize for any inconvenience.

02/28/2020

02/12/2020

02/11/2020