Town: Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Submitted: by : Gaytha Carver Thompson Source: History of Sabine Parish by John G. Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press, 1912 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** NEGREET This community is about twelve miles southwest of Many, and its settlement dates back to 1822, when Christopher Antony located there. It is a rich farming section. In recent years much prospecting for oil has been engaged in there, and the indications are that the commodity will yet be found in paying quantities. This section has the conveniences of a telephone line from Many, a good school and church, and will soon have a model road to the parish seat. Little flock Lodge F. & A. M., organized at 1867 at old Wineburg, is located ehre and is a thriving lodge. Frank Dutton was an old settler of this place and ran a tanyard in early times, coming from New York. R. J. Lucius, who was born and reared here and for many years was engaged with his brother, James F., in farming and merchandising, is postmaster. They are now in the real estate business. Prominent citizens of Negreet are M. H. Addison, Hoyt and E. P. Curtis, M. F. Gandy, H. M. Gandy; J. S., T. C. and J. C. Salter, W. T. Adison, C. D. Carroll, T. C. Antony, W. R. McCormic, J. I. Cook, G. W. Miller, J. W. Phares.