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Osgood Corner

William Oscar Osgood and his wife, Clara Rheams, owned and ran the Osgood General Merchandise Store on this corner for most of the first half of the 20th century, until it changed hands in 1943....

William Oscar Osgood and his wife, Clara Rheams, owned and ran the Osgood General Merchandise Store on this corner for most of the first half of the 20th century, until it changed hands in 1943....

  • louisiana
  • livingston parish
  • community

Denham Springs

This historic site is the site of ground-water springs which at one time came to the surface. This has figured into the city's name since at least the 1850's. The area has been known as Amite...

This historic site is the site of ground-water springs which at one time came to the surface. This has figured into the city's name since at least the 1850's. The area has been known as...

  • louisiana
  • livingston parish
  • springs
  • water

Historic Denham Springs

  This small “pocket” park was renovated by the Denham Springs Main Street organization and community partners. Members of the Denham Springs Fine Arts Association painted the mural using...

  This small “pocket” park was renovated by the Denham Springs Main Street organization and community partners. Members of the Denham Springs Fine Arts Association painted the mural...

  • louisiana
  • livingston parish

Denham Springs

Mineral spring area near here owned by William Denham 1829-1855. Hotel near the springs built prior to the Civil War. Hill’s Springs post office renamed Denham Springs in 1898. The village was...

Mineral spring area near here owned by William Denham 1829-1855. Hotel near the springs built prior to the Civil War. Hill’s Springs post office renamed Denham Springs in 1898. The village...

    Watson

    First official post office established near this site, February 20, 1894. Named after first postmaster, George W. Watson, whose family owned land that is now the center of Watson.

    First official post office established near this site, February 20, 1894. Named after first postmaster, George W. Watson, whose family owned land that is now the center of Watson.

      Greenwell Springs

      Named for the Greenwell family, a resort with a hotel, pavilion and cottages was developed here in the 1850's with stage service to and from Baton Rouge. General John C. Breckinridge's Confederate...

      Named for the Greenwell family, a resort with a hotel, pavilion and cottages was developed here in the 1850's with stage service to and from Baton Rouge. General John C. Breckinridge's...

      • louisiana
      • greenwell springs
      • east baton r...

      Blackwater Conservation Area

        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...

        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...

      • louisiana
      • environment
      • nature

      Comite River - Blackwater Conservation Area

        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...

        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...

      • louisiana
      • environment
      • nature

      Hebron Baptist Church

      Oldest in Livingston Parish. Organized in April 1837. First church was log cabin about 3 miles south of here. Frame church built at this site in 1859 on 4 acres of land. 1918 and 1955 larger...

      Oldest in Livingston Parish. Organized in April 1837. First church was log cabin about 3 miles south of here. Frame church built at this site in 1859 on 4 acres of land. 1918 and 1955...

      • louisiana
      • church

      Salem Baptist Church

      Organized September 11, 1854, by elders J.L. Simpson and George H. Washington. Oldest church in the old 8th Ward. Church was a public school in early 1900's. Destroyed by storms in 1908-1909....

      Organized September 11, 1854, by elders J.L. Simpson and George H. Washington. Oldest church in the old 8th Ward. Church was a public school in early 1900's. Destroyed by storms in...

      • louisiana
      • baptist
      • church

      Tiger Bend Archaeological Site 16EBR217

      American Indians lived here 600-700 years ago. This site was a small village that included a small dome-shaped mound and living area. Archaeologists found materials they left behind, including...

      American Indians lived here 600-700 years ago. This site was a small village that included a small dome-shaped mound and living area. Archaeologists found materials they left behind, including...

      • louisiana
      • native americans

      McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom

      VF 142 Ghostriders / U.S.S. America in 1974 The McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom aircraft was developed as superiority fighter and interceptor for deployment on board U.S. Navy Aircraft carriers,...

      VF 142 Ghostriders / U.S.S. America in 1974 The McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom aircraft was developed as superiority fighter and interceptor for deployment on board U.S. Navy Aircraft carriers,...

      • louisiana
      • military
      • plane
      • f-14

      U.S. Military Jeep

      The Jeep displayed here is actually a 1951 model jeep, distinguished from the 1942-45 WW II Army-Marinemodel by its windshield without a divider bar. President Eisenhower generally traveled by...

      The Jeep displayed here is actually a 1951 model jeep, distinguished from the 1942-45 WW II Army- Marinemodel by its windshield without a divider bar. President Eisenhower generally traveled...

      • louisiana
      • livingston parish
      • jeep
      • military

      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

      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

      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...

      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

      Original 1931 Baton Rouge Airport Beacon

      This beacon identified Baton Rouge's first Municipal Airport located at Government St. and Lobdell Rd. It was used during the "Golden Age of Aviation" that followed Charles Lindbergh's 1927...

      This beacon identified Baton Rouge's first Municipal Airport located at Government St. and Lobdell Rd. It was used during the "Golden Age of Aviation" that followed Charles Lindbergh's...

      • louisiana
      • btr
      • baton rouge
      • air
      • planes
      • airport

      Pride High School 1906-1981

      On this site for approximately 75 years, a significant landmark existed that educated and developed precious lives of thousands of individuals in this area. Donated in 1906 by the families, Lea nd...

      On this site for approximately 75 years, a significant landmark existed that educated and developed precious lives of thousands of individuals in this area. Donated in 1906 by the families, Lea nd...

      • louisiana
      • education

      Joe Martin, Jr.

      January 24, 1937 - October 17, 1998   One Man's Dream     In 1973 Joe Martin, Jr. decided to make his dream of training individuals for industry a reality. Recognizing a need for qualified...

      January 24, 1937 - October 17, 1998   One Man's Dream     In 1973 Joe Martin, Jr. decided to make his dream of training individuals for industry a reality. Recognizing a need for...

      • louisiana
      • education
      • baton rouge