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18th Century Style Sugar House

This building is a representation of a small eighteenth century sugar house employing the open-kettle process developed in the West Indies. It was built to show the style of old sugar houses...

This building is a representation of a small eighteenth century sugar house employing the open- kettle process developed in the West Indies. It was built to show the style of old sugar...

  • louisiana
  • sugar
  • commerce

Grist Mill

Corn has, for centuries, been one of man's staple foods. Prehistoric man probably ground the corn, placed on a flat rock, with a hand held stone. This method later gave wat to the wooden mortar...

Corn has, for centuries, been one of man's staple foods. Prehistoric man probably ground the corn, placed on a flat rock, with a hand held stone. This method later gave wat to the wooden...

  • louisiana
  • mill

Split-Cypress Barn c. 1870

This type of barn is referred to a a Pieux Barn and is most commonly associated with the French Acadians. The building shows an example of inexpensive construction in which hand-split cypress,...

This type of barn is referred to a a Pieux Barn and is most commonly associated with the French Acadians. The building shows an example of inexpensive construction in which hand-split cypress,...

  • louisiana
  • rural life
  • barn

Acadian House

The Acadian House was constructed on museum property in 1975. It was built from cypress lumber that was originally part of an old mule barn dismantled at Rapidan Plantation in St. James Parish....

The Acadian House was constructed on museum property in 1975. It was built from cypress lumber that was originally part of an old mule barn dismantled at Rapidan Plantation in St. James Parish....

  • louisiana
  • architecture

Lowland and Upland Architecture

Many sugar cane plantation houses in the Gulf Coast region have a distinct Creole design. They are defined by large galleries. a hipped roof, asymmetrical rooms, double doors, and lack of hall...

Many sugar cane plantation houses in the Gulf Coast region have a distinct Creole design. They are defined by large galleries. a hipped roof, asymmetrical rooms, double doors, and lack of...

  • louisiana
  • architecture

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777 Wm. Bartram, Colonial Naturalistwrote in "Travels" in 1776 onterrain, flora and fauna ofarea surrounding Baton Rouge

Traced 1773-1777 Wm. Bartram, Colonial Naturalistwrote in "Travels" in 1776 onterrain, flora and fauna ofarea surrounding Baton Rouge

  • louisiana
  • nature
  • explorer

William Bartram Trail

Located between the parking lot and plaza of the Main Library in Baton Rouge. Plaque reads:   NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE GARDEN CLUBS DEEP SOUTH REGION WILLIAM BARTRAM TRAIL TRACED 1773-1777 Wm....

Located between the parking lot and plaza of the Main Library in Baton Rouge. Plaque reads:   NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE GARDEN CLUBS DEEP SOUTH REGION WILLIAM BARTRAM TRAIL TRACED 1773-1777...

  • william bartram
  • naturalist
  • john james a...
  • national cou...

Peace 平和

In 1992, Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old exchange student from Japan, was shot and killed when he accidentally approached the wrong house on his way to a party in Baton Rouge.   In his memory,...

In 1992, Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old exchange student from Japan, was shot and killed when he accidentally approached the wrong house on his way to a party in Baton Rouge.   In his memory,...

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • crime
  • peace

Rev. Dr. Steve J. Crump

We dedicate this oak to   Rev. Dr. Steve J. Crump  in gratitude for 36 years of ministry and dedication to our congregation.  Dedicated January 6, 2019

We dedicate this oak to   Rev. Dr. Steve J. Crump  in gratitude for 36 years of ministry and dedication to our congregation.  Dedicated January 6, 2019

  • louisiana
  • unitarian church
  • baton rouge

Bluebonnet Swamp - Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center

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...

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...

  • louisiana
  • swamp
  • environment

Medaille Hall

Erected by the Sisters of St. Joseph   That American youth may develop a cultural appreciation of Music and dramatic art and keep the body a physically fit instrument of the soul by wholesome...

Erected by the Sisters of St. Joseph   That American youth may develop a cultural appreciation of Music and dramatic art and keep the body a physically fit instrument of the soul by...

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • religion

Baton Rouge Lakes - City Park Lake

  The idea to create lakes from the old Perkins Swamp originated in a Chamber of Commerce meeting in 1933, when thousands of men needed work and the relocation of the LSU campus had created...

  The idea to create lakes from the old Perkins Swamp originated in a Chamber of Commerce meeting in 1933, when thousands of men needed work and the relocation of the LSU campus had created...

  • louisiana
  • environment
  • waterway
  • lakes

Highland Cemetery

Oldest surviving cemetery in Baton Rouge. Dedicated by George Garig as a burial ground in 1813 and deeded to St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in 1819. This cemetery holds the remains of American...

Oldest surviving cemetery in Baton Rouge. Dedicated by George Garig as a burial ground in 1813 and deeded to St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in 1819. This cemetery holds the remains of American...

  • louisiana
  • cemetery

March of Galvez

 Not far from here is the route taken from Manchac to Baton Rouge by the Spanish forces of Bernardo de Galvez in Sept. 1779 in their historic ouster of the British from this territory and the...

 Not far from here is the route taken from Manchac to Baton Rouge by the Spanish forces of Bernardo de Galvez in Sept. 1779 in their historic ouster of the British from this territory and...

  • louisiana
  • revolutionary war
  • cemetery

Highland Cemetery

 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...

 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...

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • cemetery

Historic City Park Golf Course

 Designed by Tom Bendelow of Aberdeen Scotland. Known as the Johnny Appleseed of American Golf. Oldest municipal golf course in Baton Rouge. Est. in 1928; golden age of golf in America.

 Designed by Tom Bendelow of Aberdeen Scotland. Known as the Johnny Appleseed of American Golf. Oldest municipal golf course in Baton Rouge. Est. in 1928; golden age of golf in America.

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • sports
  • golf

The Genainville Labyrinth at City Park

Walk the labyrinth path to the center at your own pace. Unlike a maze, there are no forks or dead-ends. Stay as long as you like, then walk back out again. No right or wrong way to walk the...

Walk the labyrinth path to the center at your own pace. Unlike a maze, there are no forks or dead- ends. Stay as long as you like, then walk back out again. No right or wrong way to walk the...

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • park
  • labyrinth

Betty Claiborne

July 23, 1963, "... We were looking at places that should've been open to everybody since everybody was paying public tax..."    - Betty Claiborne, commenting on her 1963 arrest for attempting to...

July 23, 1963, "... We were looking at places that should've been open to everybody since everybody was paying public tax..."    - Betty Claiborne, commenting on her 1963 arrest for attempting...

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • civil rights

Tom Bendelow (circa 1924)

City Park Golf Course Architect   Bendelow designed over 700 golf courses throughout the United States from the early 1900's to the 1930's including City Park in 1924.

City Park Golf Course Architect   Bendelow designed over 700 golf courses throughout the United States from the early 1900's to the 1930's including City Park in 1924.

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • sports
  • golf

Carousel 1927

From the late 1920's until the early 1940's City Park had a carousel that was housed in a large pagoda-style building. It had 54 horses hand-crafted by Irish immigrant Bartholomew Murphy. 

From the late 1920's until the early 1940's City Park had a carousel that was housed in a large pagoda-style building. It had 54 horses hand- crafted by Irish immigrant Bartholomew Murphy. 

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • park
  • carousel