Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Homer is situated 16° west, of Washington, in Latitude 32° 46' north, on the divide between the D'Arbonne and the Corni. The entry of the town site of Homer was made July 24, 1848, the east half of the southeast quarter and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 23, Township 21, Range 7, by the police jury, while Tillinghast Vaughan entered, on the same date, the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of same section, which he was compelled subsequently to exchange, under threat of removing the parish seat. This exchange was promptly made, and the town was surveyed by B. McCloskey.

Sale of Lots

The sale of lots followed (before the fire at Athens)
H. Robertson, J. C. Cunningham and E. H. Fuller buying on the north side
B. F. Sanders, W. Dyer, S. P. Day and A. Whitehead on the south side
C. C. Gryder, Grooms & Co., B. L. Eye and J. Atwell, on the east side
T. Mitchell, R. Browning, J. Taggart and J. Beopple, on the west side all fronting the public square.

Tillinghast Vaughan purchased Lots 83 and 86, in Block E
William Beny, the corresponding lots in Block D
A. B. Catton purchased south of Berry. J. Nettlerode purchased the present Hulse property
S. P. Day purchased four lots where now stands Mrs. McCranie's brick block.
T. Henderson purchased the lots north and east of the old jail.
Fuller, Foster and S. Gamon purchased the north front lots of the block north of the court-house
W. B. Dyer, W. C. Ridgeway, W. Prichard, J. B. McFarland, W. McDonald, G. W. Martin, J. Merze. J. Gwinn, S. Nelson, A. Hise and Wynne were the other original lot purchasers.

The name was suggested by Frank Vaughan. William H. Maxey at once erected a log house on the southeast corner of the square, and a temporary building for parish office was constructed east of Maxey's house and a hotel erected where is now the residence of Mrs. McCranie.

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