Bancroft, Louisiana Explained

Bancroft is an unincorporated area in Louisiana. It is in Beauregard Parish near the border with Texas.

The North Bancroft Field is a geological area dating to the Eocene era that was drilled for oil.[1] Bancroft was a lumber settlement that had 250 men at it.[2] It had a post office.[3] Bancroft Colored School served grades 1 to 8.[4] The school serving the area became 68 percent African American after integration.[5] Spikes Cemetery is in Bancroft.[6]

In 2021 the old school building in Bancroft was still standing.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: North Bancroft and West Bivens Fields: BEAUREGARD PARISH, LOUISIANA. 1967. 24–24C. Allan. Urban S..
  2. Web site: Annual Report of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor for the State of Louisiana. Louisiana Bureau of Statistics of. Labor. July 9, 1918. The Bureu. Google Books.
  3. Web site: United States Official Postal Guide. July 9, 1924. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  4. Web site: One community, one school. Myrna. Cooley. October 15, 2019. Beauregard Daily News. Beauregard, LA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017164528/https://www.beauregarddailynews.net/news/20191015/one-community-one-school. October 17, 2019.
  5. Web site: Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress. United States. Congress. July 9, 1960. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  6. News: Ender Pearse. Lake Charles American-Press. May 7, 1967. 10. newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: The Merryville Historical Society & Museum, 628 N Railroad St, Merryville, LA (2022).

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