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Colonel Henry Watkins Allen, later governor of Confederate Louisiana, was severely wounded near here in the Battle Of Baton Rouge, August 5, 1862. He fell while leading his Louisiana brigade against the Indiana battery in position on Government ne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MG2_oliver-pollock_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Commemorating Oliver Pollock, American Patriot and his nine fellow Americans in the March De Galvez Oliver PollockRepresentative of the Continential Congress in Spanish LouisianaAgent of the Colony of Virginia and financier of that Colony's expedi…
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In Memoriam
U.S.S. Maine
Destroyed in Havana Harbor
February 15, 1898
This figurehead from the battleship "Louisiana" is erected in memory of the soldiers and sailors who served the flag in the Spanish-American War.
1898-1902
Erected M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M4T_riverfront-plaza_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Located on the first high bluffs rising above the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge derives its name from the French explorer d'Iberville's 1699 description of a red stick or pole dividing the hunting grounds of the Bayou Goula and Houmas Indians. Th…
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Site of the
Louisiana State University
1886 - 1925
This marker
erected by the last generation
of the
Cadets of the 'Ole War Skule'
To honor the men and women
who attended or served
Louisiana State University
while on these hallowed gro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0Y_sugar-kettle_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Used by Jean Étienne de Borè in 1795 to granulate sugar from Louisiana cane for the first time, thus revolutionizing Louisiana's economy. The kettle was later bought by planter John Hill and given to Louisiana State University.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0X_pentagon-buildings_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Constructed 1819-1822 to house U.S. troops. Used as a garrison from 1822-1877 except from 1861-1862 when held by Confederates. From 1886-1925 these buildings and grounds were the site of Louisiana State University.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M0V_bayou-manchac_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
It marked the boundary between areas possessed by Great Britain and Spain 1763-1779, and Spain and the United States 1803-1810.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M07_troy-h-middleton_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Born October 12,1889 in Georgetown Mississippi
Died October 9, 1976 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Troy H. Middleton was a distinguished soldier and educator whose remarkable dual career was such that it is difficult sometimes to seperate one role …
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Capitale de L'etat. Nommee par Iberville en 1699 d'apres le nom indien Iti Humma ou "Baton Rouge". Village fonde en 1721. Passe sous le controle des Anglais de 1763 a 1779 et des Espagnols de 1779 a 1810. Il faisait partie de la Republique de la F…