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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2A0X_st-john-the-baptist-catholic-church-eglise-catholique-st-jean-baptiste_Brusly-LA.html
English SideThis community of faith was incorporated March 19. 1835
by an act of the Louisiana State Legislature as
"L'eglise de St. Jean Baptiste D'Ouest Baton Rouge."
At this time, parishioners congregated at the home of Jean
Baptiste Hebert…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29ZW_union-baptist-church_Brusly-LA.html
Oral tradition recounts a visit by an African American gospel
preacher in 1804. He preached the Baptist Christian Doctrine
for the first time in West Baton Rouge near the foot of the
levee where present day Gwin St. would have met the river.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29ZL_israelite-missionary-baptist-church_Brusly-LA.html
This institution of worship can trace its roots to the 1890s,
but it was formally chartered in 1905. The congregation was
established as Israelite Baptist Church of Brusly Landing.
The original church was a rectangular gable ended wooden
s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29ZI_oaks-plantation_Port-Allen-LA.html
At the time of the Louisiana Purchase this tract of land
belonged to a Madame Patin. In 1838 her heirs sold the
tract to Jesse Patrick. Patrick purchased the neighboring
southern property from Aurore Allain. At the time of
Patrick''s ownership…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29ZA_stone-square-lodge-no-8_Port-Allen-LA.html
On August 21, 1879 the Prince Hall Grand
Lodge of Louisiana issued a charter to
Worshipful Master Sterling Barrow, Senior
Warden Alexander Gilbert and Junior Warden
Alex Bains to organize Stone Square Lodge
No. 8. It is one of the oldest Prin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM29Z6_st-marys-a-m-e-church_Addis-LA.html
St. Mary's A.M.E. Church was founded on
September 16, 1888 and erected in 1889.
August Levert, plantation owner, donated
a tract of land to
Albert Henderson to build a
church under the doctrines of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM242C_port-allen-high-school-1936-1978-port-allen-middle-school-1979-present_Port-Allen-LA.html
High school opportunities in the parish date to at least 1897, when Eureka Central School in Brusly offered classes to white students in the ninth, tenth, and later eleventh grades. In 1899, the West Baton Rouge School Board made plans for three h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2426_gulf-intracoastal-waterway_Brusly-LA.html
The Port Allen Lock connects the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico to the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and other points north along the Mississippi River, shortening the distance for boat traffic about 120 miles.The Intracoastal Wat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2412_mississippi-river_Port-Allen-LA.html
At one time, all east-west traffic now traveling U.S. Route 190 crossed the Mississippi River via ferry to this site. The ferry was first used by horses and wagons, later by cars and trucks, and always by pedestrians.The Mississippi River is one o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23VM_new-brusly-town-hall-memorial_Brusly-LA.html
This plaque was displayed at entrance to the Brusly Town Hall built in 1969. Located at 150 East St. Francis Street, it was approximately 100 feet behind the present police station. It was the first structure erected specifically for town administ…