Fullerton, Louisiana

Rustville, the turpentine works south of Fullerton, took its name from Paul D. Rust, the Gulf Lumber Company's secretary. Accounts differ on the distance from the mill, one mile or two. The plant worked about 40,000 acres of pine, ran two 35-barrel stills under a manager named A. Pridgen and carried as many as 259 men on its payroll. It was later rebuilt as a five-story reinforced-concrete alcohol plant that turned wood waste into spirits and closed well before the sawmill did. A short trail now passes its ruins.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Valentine Lake Recreation Area — 24 mi
  A 46-acre Kisatchie National Forest lake dug by Civilian Conservation Corps crews in the 1930s, with a campground and the head of the Wild Azalea Trail.

More markers nearby

• Fullerton Mill & Town — steps away
• Fullerton Pavilion — steps away
• Sawmills & Electric Plant — steps away
• Elementary and High School — 0.3 mi