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1700 (?)
St. Delphine, a Spanish land grant of 218.2
acres is given to Valery Bergeron.
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1890                           
Levert School established at St. Delphine.
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Horse Driven HackThis "hack" was the grandparent
of the modern school bus.  As many as nine girls
rode inside, while the boys walked behind.
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John Wesley Addis standing in the center
1908 1910
Baton Rouge Junction is named Addis after John
Wesley Addis, an official of TP.
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The Velocipede or "Speeder" was a small vehicle
used by the railroad for one-man travel and
switchyard maintenance purposes.
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1915
Addis incorporated as a Village. George Booksh
is elected as the first mayor.John Wesley
Addis, founder, died in Marshall, Texas.
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1916
Addis Ice Company is established to serve the
railroad and the community.
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1918 1919Bank of Addis is chartered, organized
by William Gassie, Jr. with 400 stockholders who
invested 75.00 each. This building was
originally built to serve as the Bank of Addis,
chartered in 1919. The bank failed after the
Stock Market crash of 1929. J.H. "Doc" Hebert
bought the building and used it as a Post Office
and store. The U.S. Postal Service continued to
use the building until 1981. The Bank of Addis
was placed on the National Registry of Historic
Places in 1992. The original bank vault is still
in the building.
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1925
Addiss first hotel was located on the corner of
Main Street and the railroad tracks. The
proprietors, Mr. And Mrs. Gilbert Hebert, are
pictured on the porch of the establishment. The
structure was destroyed by fire in 1931.
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1927
Greatest flood on lower Mississippi River Delta
on record400 are killed and 700,000 are left
homeless.
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1940
First TP Addis DepotThen known as Baton Rouge
Junction, Addiss first TP Railroad Depot was
erected in 1904. The beautiful old station was
demolished in 1940 to make room for a new depot
building on the exact location.
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Note This is not an image from Addis, but
included to illustrate a turntable and
roundhouse.
Addis is known for the turntable that is housed
in the roundhouse. This is the only place where
the engine could turn around.
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The Addis Astronaut Watchman Manuel "Fellow"
Dickerson, Jr., jokingly called the Addis
Astronaut, survived a locomotive boiler explosion
that sent the engine he occupied flying through
the air several hundred feet.
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Dogs waiting for a hand out at the Diner Car.
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June 1942
A canning center is opened in conjunction with
the Food-for-Freedom Project. Carmen Caldwell,
the custodian, was paid one can of fruit and two
cans of vegetables for every ten that were
canned.
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World War II Three Addis citizens receive the
Silver Star posthumously.
1945
Ray Anthony Rivet Killed at Tarawa Atoll in the
Gilbert Islands on November 20, 1943 at the age
of 18.
Hubert J. Dupuy Killed in France on September
15, 1944 at the age of 31.
George Edward LeJeune Gunner and engineer on
B-24 Air Force Plane shot down over GermanyDied
in Casablanca on October 9, 1943 at the age of
23.
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April 21, 1950
A train derails 19 cars, the depot burns and a
four-year-old child is killed
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One of the early projects of the Town Council in
the 1950s was to install street lights in the
Village of Addis. Mr. Efferson, Gulf States
Utilities Company, presented the first light to
town officials. Left to right Water Rabalais,
Alderman George Booksh, Mayor A. E. Fitzgerald,
Alderman Arthur LeJeune, Sr., Town Clerk
Officials of Gulf States Utilities.
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January 18, 1957
"Band of Angels" begins filming on location in
Addis. Many Addis citizens work as extras with
Clark Gable and Yvonne DeCarlo in the lead roles.
Several Addis citizens worked as extras in
the movie and can be seen waving to the riverboat
on the levee of the Mississippi River in one
scene.
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1959
Addis Volunteer Fire Department was established
with a 1 lease-purchase and restoration of a
1924 American LaFrance fire engine. Leon
Caldwell becomes the first Fire Chief.
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1962
First Addis Mardi Gras Parade is held. The parade
consisted of children of the community pulling
their decorated wagons.
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March 27, 1965
George Booksh cited by Louisiana Municipal
Association as the oldest serving mayor in the
state.
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August 26, 1977
Addis becomes a town with a population of 1,245.
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April 5, 1980
Myhand Park dedicated
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May 1981
New Post Office opens
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September 1, 1990
Addis celebrates their 75th birthday
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April 5, 1992
Addis Municipal Center is dedicated.
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September 2000
Addis Museum Opens
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              Such steam engines were used as
a "local", which meant they were not used for
long runs, but rather for short runs to pick up
and deliver freight.
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                              The above
picture is of a switch engine on a turn-table at
the roundhouse. These engines did not leave the
rail yard and were used to make up trains being
routed to different places.
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               The diesel engine was used for
passenger and freight runs alike.
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