The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-07-25
BAYOU SARA.


Fcliciana, flittle creek flowed south
among tho Fclicana hiHs; tho r'lls and
branches joined it along the way till larg
CT and deeper they flowed and met the
Mississippi.
Upon the poiut that jnts ONT upon tho
bayou and Mississippi river, an old color
cd woman lived, it is said by the name OF
Sara, and the bayou became known as
bayou Sara.
On the east Of this stream, reaching from
tie river TO the hills of St. Francisville, is
!; low level tract Of lang, az; and here town
was built, it took its pa1o ir"'p the bayou
and became the town of Bayou Sara.
The town is admirably situated for COM
mrrco, the river forms one ofits broadcast
scctious in front Of tao town, :,pd in the
days when western produce was hronsht
down on tlat-boats, Bayou Sara was la
yorite harbor, the whole surface Of the
BAYOU some distance from its mouth was. !
covered with the boats; there they st;.id
| in the sheltered nook waiting the proper
market time.
On tho street thatran along the sido OF
the bayou were many large business houses
Some of the early nqmes are those of Max
well H. Hudson who owned large ware
house at the mouth OF bayou, burntin 1851,
Altorward this stand was occupied by
IIol,acs L. Clauss, who carried on t'esamc
business. Other business houses wero y.
z. Buggy, clothicr; X. Cul'bor, dry goods,
1892. 4 large two-story building was oc-
cupicd by pobb's grocery and Kerchvals'
apothccay in tho lower story, while up
, stairs was Loveretts Union Hotel.
Another large warehouse was that 81 Stir
ling e. Lebdcll,
There were several banks, uho Atellafa'
lava Bank about 1870, Carrolton Railroad
/ Bank, also the Canal Bank started at 81
t rrancisville 1882 and movedto Bayou Sara
n into q building built for that purpose.
y The old rail road that CROSSED the baS"'
y near its mouth was.coMmenccd about lo'
y but was not completed until tho fort'es
% After several bridges wore washed ava,
e by freshets that came down the bayou til
IL course vas abandoned and the track la
u. in its present place crossing the town
the ''foot OF hill"
- In the year 1892 cholera and ycIlo
H. fever epidemic visited the town. Improve
1T very fatal, and again in 1858 yellow feH'
rs took away many of its Inhabitants.
" Bayou sa:a was gre,'t shipping rn''
:, and immense quantities Of cotton wei
:" brought from all parts OF tho paris
~ MANY and beautiful were tho steam 30"
W, that landed there and took an tie slap
Gs of the South.
~, III the wears that.ilave passed it has be
the scene of thrilling river accidents.
~" 1912 tho large steamer Fancy burned ~
rs poiut about one mile from Bayou Sara a.
tits from this that Fancy Poiut derlv
it's name. In tho years 1913, '48, ~,
,as Clipper, Woodsnan and Echo explo!'ep
ms One Of Bayou sara's most terrible we
;bs ;trdys was that Of juno Is, 1853 VII
ial every business house and over 81 res'oep
to were destroyed by fire. Ere she had t'm'
Ter. rally, flames again destroyed her ana :
lie, by the U. S. Navy in 1868. Since "
the Bayou Sara ]as had several oes.r"c ~
our fires, tho last occurring on March TO- lc
cck which consumed almost the entire D,
d. ness portion Of the town.
sent Situated on Sun Streetis tue Metno'
$ of Church built il 1876, where many OF
5 he children of Bayou Sara have alton
en- Sunday School, and fen indeed are ~
ieh. who have not listened IN it's, vide gas1e
to the eloqueace Of its pulpit orators