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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TS0_korean-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
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Korean War
1950 - 1953
Freedon Is Not Free
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The Korean War June 25, 1950 July 27, 1953
Erected by those who served in honor of the more than 34,000 Americans who made the supreme sacrifice.
Dedicated May 31, 2004
K…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TOK_pentagon-barracks-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
In 1825, four military barracks were built to support the U.S. Army arsenal that occupied much of today's Capitol Park. A fifth barrack that completed the pentagon arrangement was built so poorly it was demolished shortly after construction. Lieut…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMQ_school-for-the-deaf-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Site of the Baton Rouge College 1838-44, and the Louisiana Institute for the Deaf and Blind 1852-72. A five-story brick building completed in 1858 was used as a general hospital during the Union occupation of the city. It housed the Louisiana Stat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TMP_the-founding-of-red-stick-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Baton Rouge gets its name from the first impressions of French-Canadian explorers. Traveling up the Mississippi River in 1699, the group spotted a bloody cypress pole on a river bluff that demarcated hunting territories between indigenous tribes. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TL5_alvin-batiste-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Considered one of the founders of the modern jazz scene, Alvin Batiste was an avant garde jazz clarinetist and educator. He shared his wisdom and musicianship with numerous students through the Batiste Jazz Institute at Southern University in Bato…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TL4_louisianas-old-state-capitol-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Its architectural style has been both celebrated and criticized, but there's no disputing Louisiana's Old State Capitol is one of the nation's most distinct public buildings. Renowned architect James Dakin chose the building's Gothic Revival desig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TL3_slim-harpo-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Louisiana native, James Moore, was considered the point man of the 1950's Swamp Blues movement. Dubbed Slim Harpo by his wife, he sang in a laid-back style and was a master of the blues harmonica. Although he started out playing juke joints, parti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TL2_the-state-capitol-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Dedicated in 1932, the Louisiana State Capitol was commissioned by Governor Huey P. Long and was meant to symbolize the state's progress and modernity. At 34 stories, it is the highest state capitol in America and its Art Deco-inspired lines, desi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJG_louisiana-vietnam-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Dedicated to the men and women who so gallantly served our nation during the Vietnam War1959-1975 Never to be forgotten...... The 851 native Louisianians who were killed in action and the 30 who remain M.I.A. Welcome Home
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TJF_johnny-rivers-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
One of the biggest pop stars of the '60s, Johnny Rivers reeled off a lengthy series of rock favorites such as "Poor Side of Town," "Secret Agent Man," and "Maybelline." While still a student of Baton Rouge High School, he formed the band Johnny an…