Dr. Elias Rowan met a tragic end in freak railroad incident
(Written for The Meteor March 19, 2018) Dr. Elias Alford Rowan was born near Crystal Springs on December 31, 1837 to Jeanette Alford and Samuel Rowan. He was the oldest of four sons and had five sisters. After studying the practice of medicine under the tutelage of his Alford relatives, he attended Louisiana Medical College, […]