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==History== In 1897 the Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Railway Company (KCS&G), owned by the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (KCP&G) was completed through Rosepine, [[Dequincy, Louisiana|Dequincy]], and on to [[Port Arthur, Texas]]. By 1901 sawmills of Brice Brothers and Craft, Diamond Lumber Company Ltd, Lewis and Williams, and Rosepine Lumber Company were in operation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ttarchive.com%2FLibrary%2FLists%2FLA_1901_Lbr-Mills_Lumbermans-Credit-Reference.pdf|publisher=]|access-date=November 21, 2021|date=1901|title=La 1901 Lbr-Mills Lumbermans-Credit-Reference}}</ref> In 1900 the [[Kansas City Southern Railway]] took possession of the KCS&G. Rosepine was incorporated in 1902, with J.J. Cryer as mayor.<ref>[http://townofrosepine.com/home.html Town of Rosepine]- Retrieved June 8, 2014</ref> and reincorporated in 1950.<ref>[http://townofrosepine.com/images/pastmayor.jpg 2nd incorporation]- Retrieved June 8, 2014</ref> In 1900 the town had 75 residents but grew to more than 1,000 by 1906.<ref name="AndersonSmith2003">{{cite book|author1=David G. Anderson|author2=Steven D. Smith|title=Archaeology, History, and Predictive Modeling: Research at Fort Polk, 1972-2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVmw67Ey7UoC&pg=PA470|date=August 20, 2003|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-1271-8|pages=470β}}</ref>
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