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Wilson
Mill
The following is an extract from a book
written by Mr. David Jasper McNicoll "Looking Back at
Washington, La.". An old landmark of which nothing now survives
but the site, name and memory is "Wilson Mill" located a
few miles above Washington on Bayou Cocodrie. This mill was owned by
Dan W. Wilson Sr., and a Mr. Ernest McKinney had something to do with
it too, Dan Wilson his son was a prominent citizen of the village of
St. Landry and Mr. McKinney was the father of the late Thurston
McKinney, a long time resident of Opelousas.