LOOK FOR THESE SIGNS ALONG THIS See reverse side for detailed 11 rest BYWAY information about stops Woodworth along this byway. Leesville MYTHS LEGEND 23 2 Miles AND 1 Informational Kiosks 0 1.25 2.5 5 7.5 a Points of Interest Kisatchie National Forest LEGENDS Fort Polk North 1 inch equals approximately 5 miles a 111 Local Tourist Information Centers New Llano 1 8 Fort Polk State Welcome Centers South Cities and Communities on 111 e Forest Hill 171 or near Byways Fort Polk Military Reservation RAPIDESPARISH 10 399 State Parks North VERNON PARISH 171 6 24 4 Water Bodies, Rivers and Bayous 3 Fullerton State Highways Connected McNary Evans f with Byways 399 Glenmora Neame 10 458 463 Interstate Highways 399 10 Hauntings, hidden treasures and hangings are all U.S. Highways Kisatchie Pitkin part of the folktales that have been passed down National Forest 5 10 Urbanized Areas 113 throughout the region now designated as the Myths Rosepine Parish Line 1146 g and Legends Byway. Explore a former no-man’s- 3226 377 171 7 land once populated by outlaws and gunslingers. 464 Ludington 399 Miles Fish on the Calcasieu River, the waterway that 1146 i 021.25 .5 57.5 c d 16 Legend 113 1 inch equals approximately 5 miles infamous buccaneer Jean Lafitte is known to have 111 3226 Elizabeth 112 165 190 9 22 Myths and traveled. Search for the ghost-protected buried 3099 10 8 Sugartown j Legends treasure of two Jayhawkers—pro-Union Civil War 190 13 26 h 10 20 Byway rebel guerrillas—from the 1800s. These are all parts DeRidder 113 15 171 10 27 12 Oakdale Tourist of a collection of true stories and tall tales that 190 1147 Information can be experienced along the 181-mile Myths and Centers Legends Byway. 14 26 113 11 377 The route begins in southwest at the 190 Texas state line and travels through land originally Merryville 110 Mittie 165 settled by the and Coushatta tribes, now 389 the parishes of Allen, Beauregard and Vernon. Today, visitors will find pine forests, white sandy EVANGELINE P beaches, blueberry farms, rodeos and friendly BEAUREGARD PARISH ALLEN PARISH people ready to share their stories.

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Myths_Legends_Tearsheet-9.indd 1 5/29/20 11:36 PM Here’s a sampling of the many attractions throughout MORE INFORMATION DRIVING TIPS: Call or visit the welcome centers or CVB visitor Don’t litter — keep Louisiana’s Byways clean information areas listed, and find us online at Note: some attractions do not have pull-offs the Myth & Legends Byway. Let your stories begin here. LouisianaByways.com. or have narrow shoulders along the roadway.

TOURIST INFORMATION CENTERS: d TREASURE CITY MARKET Treasure City h OLD CAMPGROUND Market is listed as one of Louisiana’s top 10 CEMETERY AND ALLEN PARISH WELCOME CENTER BEAUREGARD TOURIST COMMISSION 12855 Hwy. 165, Kinder, 337-738-4087 313 W. First St., DeRidder, 800-738-5534, flea markets. Visitors will find this two-story NATURE WALK beauregardtourism.com building, once the office of the Long Bell Lumber Old Campground ALLEN PARISH TOURIST COMMISSION 8904 Hwy. 165, Oberlin, 888-639-4868, LEISURE TRAVEL SERVICES Company, nestled on the corner of Washington Cemetery and Nature Walk allenparish.com 7755 Georgia Ave., Bldg. 3350, Ft. Polk a BURR FERRY Street and East First Street in DeRidder. is a 10-acre wildlife refuge 337-531-2728, polk.armymwr.com/ and is the native home of ATAKAPA-COUSHATTA programs/leisure-travel-services CIVIL WAR 121 South Washington St., TRACE VISITOR CENTER BREASTWORKS DeRidder, LA 70634 the endangered red- 703 N. Bryan St., Merryville, 337-825-5380 VERNON PARISH TOURISM headed woodpecker. The COMMISSION Burr Ferry Civil War 337-460-6004, wildlife refuge also features 201 S. Third St., Leesville, 337-238-0783 Breastworks is Vernon treasurecitymarket.com LouisianaLegendCountry.com Parish’s lone Civil War a nature walk, a freshwater 4 site. It is also the location e JOINT READINESS creek and primitive campsites. As a result of Informational Kiosks of the only known TRAINING CENTER AND 4 There’s more to explore on the Myths and Legends Byway. surviving example of tête FORT POLK Fort Polk served pro-Union Civil War Rebel This historic driving trail features 22 informational kiosks located de pont or bridgehead, a 1 as a base for the Louisiana combatants, this area was throughout parishes that the Myths and Legends Byway covers, once called the Jayhawkers offering a convenient way to get the info you need during your travels design element positioned Maneuvers in the 1940s. The Fort across west-central Louisiana. at the end of a bridge that was used to train soldiers during the campsite. Today it’s known as the meeting grounds. 1 Burr Ferry, ML Kiosk No. 1 14 The Atakapa - Coushatta Trace, provides cover against the Vietnam era. Most of the old From LA 112, 1 mile east of Sugartown, turn south at LA 8 at the Sabine River ML Kiosk No. 14 703 North Bryan Street, enemy at a river crossing. wooden buildings have been the Sugartown Pentecostal Church, follow sign Dry Creek, LA 70637 2 Life Along the Sabine River, ML Kiosk No. 2 Merryville, LA 70653 LA 8 at the Sabine River, replaced with modern barracks, 337-463-5534, beauregardtourism.com 803 South 3rd Street, Leesville, LA 71446 motor pools, unit administrative 15 Leatherwood Museum, ML Kiosk No. 15 Leesville, LA 71446 3 Wolf Rock Cave in Kisatchie 202 East 7th Avenue, Oakdale, LA 71463 vernonparish.org/about-us offices, and service facilities. The i ELIZABETH CITY HALL Elizabeth City Hall was originally built in National Forest, ML Kiosk No. 3 fort is still used today as a training 1924 to serve as the hospital for the Industrial Lumber Company. LA 10, south of Fort Polk near the 16 Elizabeth City Hall, communities/burr-ferry town of Pitkin ML Kiosk No. 16 center for light infantry and special It now operates as City Hall for the town of Elizabeth and is 230 Poplar Street, Elizabeth, LA 70638 lascv.com 4 Fullerton - A Giant in the Woods, operations units. considered to be haunted by former patients of the historic hospital. ML Kiosk No. 4 Oberlin - A Blending of Cultures, Fullerton Lake Road, Fullerton, LA 17 b HANGING JAIL AND 7073 Radio Road, Fort Polk, LA 230 Poplar Street, Elizabeth, LA 70638 ML Kiosk No. 17 5 Pitkin Pavilion, ML Kiosk No. 5 208 West 6th Street, Oberlin, LA 70655 BEAUREGARD 71459 318-634-5100, allenparish.com 111 Middle Street, Pitkin, LA 70656 18 Kinder: The Crossroads to Everywhere, PARISH COURTHOUSE 337-531-1941 or 337-531-7203 Louisiana Maneuvers - Louisiana LEATHERWOOD MUSEUM The Leatherwood Museum is a 6 ML Kiosk No. 18 The Hanging Jail and military.com/base-guide/fort-polk j Goes to War, Twice, ML Kiosk No. 6 14342 US 165, Kinder, LA 70648 Beauregard Parish historic house built in 1888 and is presently serving as a LA 10, Kisatchie National Forest, 71459 19 The Coushatta People, Courthouse were built to museum for Allen Parish. Take a step back in time and discover the 7 Grave House of Talbert Pierson Cemetery, 2 f KISATCHIE NATIONAL ML Kiosk No. 7 ML Kiosk No. 19 symbolize the community’s FOREST Kisatchie National history of the area and see a WWII exhibit, pine needle baskets in the Victor Martin Road, LA 399, 12855 US 165, Kinder, LA 70648 Native American exhibit, a replica mill store, tiger oak furniture, and Sugartown, LA 70662 wealth as a booming Forest is a haven for a variety of 20 Legends of the Money Tree, sawmill town. The town’s trademark and nature lovers. The tranquility found at the Louisiana native wildlife exhibit. Other exhibits include dolls, a 8 WWII Army Airbase / Grabow Shootout, ML Kiosk No. 20 ML Kiosk No. 8 104 West 6th Street, Oakdale, LA 71463 notorious Gothic Revival building is the Little Cypress Recreation Complex stumping display in the Agriculture exhibit and a 1930s dental exhibit. D. Street, DeRidder, LA 70634 known as the Hanging Jail and was built and Fullerton Lake Recreation Complex 202 East 7th Avenue, Oakdale, LA 71463 21 Cajun Life on the Louisiana Prairie, 9 Beauregard Parish Gothic Jail, ML Kiosk No. 21 in 1914. Atop the spiral staircase and in is ideal for hiking and biking. Anglers 318-335-0622 or 888-639-4868, allenparish.com ML Kiosk No. 9 8904 US 165, Oberlin, LA 70655 301 West 1st, DeRidder, LA 70634 view of the prisoners’ jail cells, the find fishing spots like Blue Hole to be 10 Sugartown Watermelon Stand, 22 DeRidder - The Saw Mill Hub, condemned would meet their end in a supreme. The Enduro Trail was k COUSHATTA CASINO RESORT The largest land-based ML Kiosk No. 10 ML Kiosk No. 22 dramatic way. The courthouse remains designed specifically for the more casino in the State of Louisiana. 200 Old School Road, 102 South Washington Street, Sugartown, LA 70662 DeRidder, LA 70634 operational with nearly all of the allure 3 adventurous ATV, motor bike and 777 Coushatta Drive, Kinder, LA 70648 and elegance of the original structure. horseback riders. 11 Charles “Leather Britches” Smith, 23 Sgt. Abraham Lincoln “Abe” Allen: 800-56-GRAND coushattacasinoresort.com ML Kiosk No. 11 Pershing’s 100, Tours Available. Kisatchie National Forest Kisatchie Work Center 649 Hennigan Street, Merryville, LA 70653 ML Kiosk No. 23 Magnolia Park 201 West 1st Street, DeRidder, LA 70634 1992 LA 10, Leesville, LA 71446 l ALLEN PARISH WELCOME CENTER The new cultural center 12 Old Hoy Cemetery and Abe Allen Memorial Drive, 337-463-5534, beauregardtourism.com features: The Swamp, the Music Museum; The Coushatta Nature Reserve, ML Kiosk No. 12 Leesville, LA 71446 337-537-2113, fs.usda.gov/main/kisatchie/home LA 26, Old Hoy Cemetery Road, Heritage Exhibit; Wall of Honor & military exhibit. DeRidder, LA 70634 24 Dorothea Lange & Fullerton, CECIL’S CAJUN KITCHEN Cecil’s Cajun Kitchen is located in TALBERT-PIERSON CEMETERY ML Kiosk No. 24 c g 12855 Highway 165, 337-438-4087 13 Old Campground: Fullerton Lake Rd., Fullerton, LA 70656 downtown DeRidder and serves Louisiana cuisine and a variety of Talbert-Pierson Cemetery is listed on the National Register of A Waypoint Through the Years, ML Kiosk No. 13 fresh seafood, burgers and hand-cut steaks that are Certified Angus Historic Places and has 13 surviving wooden grave houses, a 309 Old Campground Cemetery Road, Beef. The authentic menu and Cajun atmosphere creates a unique and tradition that is upheld by the families today. Dry Creek, LA 70637 enjoyable dining experience. There is also live music every Thursday, Victor Martin Road, Sugartown, LA 70662, 337-238-0783 Friday and Saturday night. Take your time, stop to take in the sights, dine on local vernonparish.org/listing/talbert-pierson-cemetery 120 West 1st Street, DeRidder, LA 70634 Louisiana cuisine, shop at the local boutiques along the 337-460-2002, cecilscajunkitchen.com way and stay over a night or two. Get additional trip ideas by visiting LouisianaByways.com IMAGES: 1 Outside the Hanging Jail and Beauregard Parish Courthouse. ©Chris Adams 2 Off the trail in Kisatchie National Forest. 3 Leatherwood Museum. Funding for this document is provided in part by the Federal Highway Administration. or one of our Welcome Centers along the route. 4 A row of Talbert Houses. ©Z28scrambler

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