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Post by Angela L. on Mar 19, 2009 17:12:55 GMT -6
WESTONIA Hancock Co. Westonia is perhaps one of the greatest off-shoots of the many "logtowns" in the area. The town was named after a famous 1800’s era lumber entrepreneur, Henry Weston. The population was up to 3000 folks, five times greater than its neighboring towns. However, after the Great Depression of the 1930s, the population dwindled to about 300-400 residents and eventually with help from the highway system and the buffer zone from NASA's Stennis Test Rocket Facility, the town became extinct. Little to nothing remains from this town today.
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