The Schriever Observatory

I'd like to know the past and recent history of the neighborhood surrounding Schriever. It's “raison d’être”. Geology. Settlers: indian, Cajun, Spanish, German, American, the Plantation era and other business enterprises.

It's hard to find past history of "Schriever" on the Web. But I now get alerts emails when Schriever gets mentioned on the Web. Here's one, from the Houma Courier, April 12, 2010:

The end of the St. George Observatory

HOUMA — The St. George Observatory is closing its doors.

Opened in 1999 off La. 311, the observatory is the place where local school children, scouts and others could learn about astronomy. Owner Ken Stage, 66, an astronomy buff who built the facility himself, said the observatory is closing May 30.

Asked why, he cited personal reasons.

The state’s only other observatories are in Baton Rouge and Shreveport.

The St. George Observatory is situated in Stage’s two-and-a-half acre backyard. It includes a lecture hall, mobile science unit and a variety of telescopes.

Dyess Colony Resettlement Area - Encyclopedia of Arkansas

Terrebonne's project farms were built in 1939. It was modeled after the Dykes colony in Arkansas, which was built in 1935. Singer Johnny Cash lived in the Dykes colony. Details on how residents were chosen is interesting. They have yearly reunions of residents. 


I'd like to know more about the history, the stories of the Terrebonne Project. Any ideas how I can learn about this?

Dyess Colony Resettlement Area

Coming soon: a book report on Uncle Sam’s farmers : the New Deal communities in the Lower Mississippi Valley / Donald Holley.