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==History== Around the turn of the 20th century, an [[Ohio]] native, Charles William Krotz, bought {{convert|20000|acre|km2}} of woodland around the [[Atchafalaya Basin]] and set up a [[sawmill]] to trim the trees hauled out of the basin. The tiny settlement that grew up around the mill was called Latania (''[[fan palm]]''), after the bayou of the same name and the types of palm plants found in the area. Thinking he was sitting on an untapped pool of oil, Krotz attempted to drill the first oil well in [[St. Landry Parish]] in 1900, but he struck water instead of oil, the result becoming known as Krotzโs spring. The spring was used to supply water for the developing sawmill town, and Krotz even bottled the water, selling it throughout the country.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hartley |first1=Carola Lillie |title=A man named Krotz |url=https://eu.dailyworld.com/story/life/2017/06/30/man-named-krotz/440738001/ |publisher=Daily World |access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> In 1909, a post office was established in the town, and the obvious choice of a name was Krotz Springs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cajuntravel.com/towns/krotz_springs.cfm |title=www.cajuntravel.com "KROTZ SPRINGS" |access-date=September 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006131827/http://www.cajuntravel.com/towns/krotz_springs.cfm |archive-date=October 6, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Krotz Springs Bridge]] spanning the Atchafalaya River opened in 1928 and carried railroad and automobile traffic.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Atchafalaya River Bridge Opened |newspaper=The Rayne Tribute |date=July 7, 1928 |page=1}}</ref> It was superseded by other bridges at the same location in 1934, 1973, and 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.klfy.com/news/atchafalya-bridge-in-krotz-springs-renamed-on-wednesday/966454068 |title=Atchafalya Bridge in Krotz Springs renamed on Wednesday | KLFY |access-date=March 31, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415023120/http://www.klfy.com/news/atchafalya-bridge-in-krotz-springs-renamed-on-wednesday/966454068 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Image:Krotz springs bridge.jpg|thumb|upright|Krotz Springs Bridge spanning the Atchafalaya River.]]
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