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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM247N_double-pen-slave-cabin_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
The=is two-room house is thought to be the oldest of the other Welham Plantation slave cabins because of its unusual construction. Note the 'one-by-twelve' inch boards across the front. It has beveled edge siding on the front wall. The framing is …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM247M_cane-grinder_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Stalks of hand-cut sugar cane were transported from the field to the mill in large two-wheeled cane carts drawn by mules or oxen. The stalks were then fed through the mill's grinder. As the mule or ox walked the grinder's arm around, the rollers p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM247L_sick-house_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Slave purchases represented large monetary investments for plantation owners. Returns on investments were possible only when the slaves were healthy and able to perform their duties. Most planters arranged for a doctor to tend to the sick on a reg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM247K_romeville-post-office_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
This post office was originally located at Colomb in St. James Parish from 1889 to 1915 when it was discontinued. It was later named Romeville Post Office.Post offices emerged inside of commissaries where people congregated and visited monthly for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2473_farquhar-steam-engine-boiler_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Originally named the Pennsylvania Agricultural Works, the A.B. Farquhar Company was established in 1856 in York, Pennsylvania. A.B. Farquhar manufactured farm equipment including: cotton, corn and grain planters. The wares were sold internationall…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM241U_bayou-fountain_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Bayou Fountain was once connected to the Mississippi River when springtime flooding flowed over the natural levees just below downtown Baton Rouge, entering the swamps to the east of the river.Bayou is a word used frequently to describe waterbodie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2411_bluebonnet-swamp_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Interconnectedness is an integral part of life for Bluebonnet Swamp, which helps to alleviate floods and serve as a filter for sediment and pollutants from the surrounding areas. Bluebonnet Swamp is a combination cypress-tupelo swamp and magnolia-…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM240P_blackwater-conservation-area_Baker-LA.html
In the 1970's much of the park you are about to enter was mined as part of a commercial sand and gravel operation. Through this process the area was logged and stripped of its nutritious topsoil. The land that had once been a viable hardwood fores…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23VN_mississippi-river_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
The Mississippi River - One of the longest rivers in North America - is divided into three sections: Upper, Middle and Lower Mississippi. At certain points on the southernmost section, the river is one mile wide.The Mississippi River is one of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23VF_comite-river_Baker-LA.html
Parent soil material along the Comite includes quartz and sand crystals, which differ significantly from the alluvial mud that characterizes the Mississippi River Basin.The Comite River begins in East and West Feliciana parishes and joins the Amit…