Newport Industries

After the pines were cut, the stumps stayed. H. L. Smith surveyed them in 1919, and Acme Products opened its plant in October 1922, grinding and steaming the wood for rosin, turpentine and pine oil. Newport Industries of Milwaukee bought it in December 1928 for $1.5 million. During the Depression, as many as 300 unemployed men were pulling stumps by 1932, and women took plant jobs in the war years. W. T. Block counts nearly 3 million tons processed from about 1.13 million acres before the plant closed on October 28, 1957.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Sam Houston Jones State Park — 15 mi
  A 1,087-acre park on the West Fork of the Calcasieu with longleaf pine, cypress-tupelo swamp, five trails, cabins and kayak rentals.
• Creole Nature Trail Adventure Point — 17 mi
  A free visitor center at the western gateway of Louisiana's only All-American Road, with exhibits on alligators, migrating songbirds and the estuary.
• Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu — 20 mi
  A 6,000-square-foot museum of southwest Louisiana Carnival with about 275 costume mannequins and 14 animated figures, opened in April 2026.
• Imperial Calcasieu Museum — 20 mi
  Lake Charles's history museum, founded by the Junior League in 1963, with parish artifacts, Claire Chennault's uniform and the Sallier Oak.

More markers nearby

• Kansas City Southern Depot — 0.5 mi
• All Saints Episcopal Church — 0.6 mi
• The Henning Family — 15 mi
• Bilbo Cemetery — 19 mi