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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20EI_northwestern-state-university_Natchitoches-LA.html
The history of Northwestern State University begins when a portion of property owned by Natchitoches founder Louis Juchereau de St. Denis was obtained by the Bullard family who in 1832 completed a mansion on a hill facing east towards Chaplin's La…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM206C_dr-john-sibley_Natchitoches-LA.html
Born May 19th, 1757 Sutton, Massachusetts Died April 8th, 1837 Natchitoches, Louisiana In 1776, at age 19, John Sibley served the patriot cause in the American Revolution as a surgeon's mate with the Massachusetts Militia. In 1784, he moved …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM206A_natchitoches-and-the-early-american-period_Natchitoches-LA.html
Located on the United States/Spanish border, by 1804 Natchitoches was the third most important settlement in the Louisiana Purchase after New Orleans and St. Louis. Within months of the official transfer of Louisiana to American rule, a military d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2069_el-camino-real-de-los-tejas_Natchitoches-LA.html
Established in the late 1600's by connecting well-worn Native American trails, El Camino Real de los Tejas was a major overland route from Mexico City to Natchitoches. By 1717, the trail had witnessed at least five major Spanish expeditions from M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2068_the-legacy-of-catholicism_Natchitoches-LA.html
Catholicism has played a central role throughout the history of the Cane River region, with its emergence rooted in French and Spanish Colonial-era claims to the territory. Although many other religions have flourished in the area over the years, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2067_the-natchitoches-parish-old-courthouse_Natchitoches-LA.html
The first Natchitoches Parish Courthouse was built on this site about 1828. It was demolished in 1895 to allow for the present historic courthouse, which was built in 1896. The courthouse cost $20,555 to build. This Richardsonian Romanesque struct…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205M_the-american-cemetery_Natchitoches-LA.html
Originally this was the site of the relocated Fort St. Jean Baptiste and the first formal burial ground at the Natchitoches Post. Graves date from the middle eighteenth century and represent the following French, Spanish and American founders. Bur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205H_fort-st-jean-baptiste_Natchitoches-LA.html
At this site on April 26, 1804, Fort St. Jean Baptiste was one of six garrisons in Louisiana where the American Flag was raised in ceremonies commemorating the transfer of the Louisiana Purchase. On behalf of the United States, Commissioner Willia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205F_fort-saint-jean-baptiste_Natchitoches-LA.html
On this hill stood Fort Saint Jean Baptiste, westernmost outpost of the French Colonial Empire in the west, erected by Saint Denis under Iberville's orders in 1720, seat of the garrison of the Post of Natchitoches, the oldest town in the Louisiana…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM205B_site-of-fort-selden_Natchitoches-LA.html
About 2 miles NW. Occupied 1816-17 and 1819-22. Purpose was to police southwestern frontier and guard Red River and Bayou Pierre. Gen. Edmund P. Gaines, commander of the Western Department, had his headquarters here for a time.
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