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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QOK_dog-trot-house_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Known as the Neal Family Home, this House was originally located in Gardner, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was constructed of hewn pine logs. Building began in 1863, but was not completed until the late 1860's. This house consists of two rooms con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1O1O_stoker-barn_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Riley Stoker built this log barn on his family farm near Fort Jesup in Sabine Parish, Louisiana where it was in use for over 150 years. Architecturally it is described as a double pen log structure with an open passage in the center. This type of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NX0_pigeonnier_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Pigeonniers were built to house pigeons, a valuable source of food and fertilizer. French colonists brought the tradition of the pigeonnier from their native country, where it is considered a status symbol. In Louisiana, plantation owners placed t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NWV_stoner-athens-cabin_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
The Stoner cabin was built on Greenwell Springs road in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is a single pen structure constructed of large, hewn pine logs with dovetail joints. This type of construction was favored by yeoman farmers of British descent who…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQD_oak-ridge-louisiana-jail_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
The Oak Ridge Jail is believed to be the only surviving pre Civil War wooden jail in Louisiana. The parish sheriff used it to lock up any criminals, whether free or slave. It is of plank construction with no corner posts or framing materials. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NOW_uncle-jack_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Marker 1
Uncle Jack
This bronze statue of an elderly black man was created to memorialize the accomplishments and contributions of the African-Americans in nineteenth century Louisiana. The statue was the brainchild of Jackson L. Byran, who wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPN_highland-cemetery_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
In use since 1815. Interred here, among others, are Armand Allard Duplantier, Sr. (1753-1827), French officer who served with Lafayette in the American Revolution; his wife, Constance Rochon Joyce (1766-1841); and Pierre Joseph Favrot (1749-1824),…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M5I_spanish-american-war-memorial_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
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/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.