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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UCU_a-7e-corsair-ii-a-war-memorial_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Wingspan ...........38 Feet 9 InchesLength .........46 Feet 15 InchesHeight .......... 16 Feet 2 InchesEmpty Weight .......... 19,127 PoundsMaxium Weight .........42,000 Pounds Powerplant......... One 15,000 lbst Allison TF41-a-2 TurbofanArmament.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UCK_1993-national-champions-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
LSU won its second NCAA title in three years with an 8-0 victory over Wichita State in the College World Series final. Freshman right-hander Brett Laxton established a CWS championship-game record with 16 strikeouts in the contest.
The 1993 Tig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UB4_1991-national-champions-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
LSU captured their first national championship in 1991 with a record-setting performance at the College World Series. The Tigers, who defeated Wichita State, 6-3, in the title game, established CWS marks for home runs (nine), runs per game (12), s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UB3_skip-bertman-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
The head coach of the LSU tigers from 1984-2001, Skip Bertman built the LSU baseball program into a national power and led the Tigers to five national titles. Bertman's teams recorded a sterling 870-330-3 mark (.724) in 18 seasons, giving him the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UB0_original-site-donors-of-land-historical_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Original Site
On February 1, 1968, the donation of 20 acres to the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana was received and ground broken on this site by the Rt. Rev. Iveson B. Noland for the construction of Episcopal High School.
Donors of Land
Dr. a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TS0_korean-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
(Side 1)
Korean War
1950 - 1953
Freedon Is Not Free
(Side 2)
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…