George Garig

George Garig (HM1QYK)

Location: Baton Rouge, LA 70808 East Baton Rouge Parish
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 24.286', W 91° 10.342'

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This was in 1794-1825 the 800 arpent plantation of George Garig, a German settler from Maryland, "a resident of well nown[sic] honesty and one of the most skillful builders of cotton gins and presses in this territory."

Because families had been burying on this high spot for years, in 1819 he donated the one arpent graveyard under fence to the Catholic congregation. He was buried here himself in 1825. Cemetery was enlarged by later plantation owners, last burial in 1939. Restored 1976.
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Date Added Monday, March 7th, 2016 at 9:04am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 675565 N 3365055
Decimal Degrees30.40476667, -91.17236667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 24.286', W 91° 10.342'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 24' 17.16" N, 91° 10' 20.52" W
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Area Code(s)225
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4201-4299 Oxford Ave, Baton Rouge LA 70808, US
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