Wham (also Lieber) is an unincorporated community located in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Wham | |
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  Wham Location within the state of Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 32°37′35″N 91°55′24″W / 32.62639°N 91.92333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Ouachita |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 556410[1] |
History edit
Little is known about the early history of the community, but it is believed that people have been living in the local area since the 1840s.
The community sits on a body of water known as Wham Brake. It has served as a poplular hunting and fishing spot for outdoorsmen since the 1940s. The land is now owned and managed by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The Wham Brake Project was a habitat restoration project that tended to areas of natural flooding and caused an "increase [in] waterfowl forage production."[2] It was completed in 2017.
An abandoned Texaco from the 1980's sits abandoned at the intersection of LA-134 and LA-139.
References edit
- ^ "Wham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "WHAM BREAK PROJECT". LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES FOUNDATION. LOUISIANA WILDLIFE & FISHERIES FOUNDATION. 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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