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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DM_caroline-durieux_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Caroline Durieux, a well known lithographer and social artist during the 1930s and 1940s, was Director for the WPA Federal Art Project for Louisiana and a Louisiana State University professor of Fine Art. At LSU, she developed the electron print u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DH_old-state-capitol_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Louisiana's Old State Capitol was built in 1850 and housed the State Legislature and Senate until 1932. The castellated gothic statehouse has withstood war, fire, abandonment, as well as political intrigue. The National Historic Landmark has witne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DG_a-bench-by-the-road_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presences of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds us of the ones who made the journey and of those who did not make it. There is no suitable …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26AV_upland-hardwoods_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
This ravine cutting into the Mississippi River escarpment, contains the last vestiges of upland hardwoods that stretch down the river from the north. Upland hardwoods covered this area before the Bluebonnet Swamp was formed approximately 225 years…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM267T_bill-conti_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Bill Conti made a lasting impression on popular culture through his film compositions. His talent for memorable melodies can be heard on the Rocky soundtrack, which brought him widespread acclaim. An alumnus of the LSU School of Music, Bill Conti'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25HP_pioneer-cabin-mid-1800s_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
Five generations of one family lived in the Pioneer Cabin until 1960. The cabin was built in the early to mid-1800s in Washington Parish at Sunny Hill near Franklinton. This part of Louisiana was part of the Florida parishes and became part of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25HO_cemetery_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
This cemetery is a reproduction created as an example of early cemeteries. Each gravesite features wrought-iron or stone markers that once belonged to lost or flooded cemeteries. The iron crosses are typical of Spanish-French influences. The cast …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25HN_split-cypress-barn_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
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, called pieux, was used. It is a rare survivor of a bar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24KX_commissary_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
The Commissary was originally built in 1850 as an extension to an older building at Welham Plantation that acted as a port for shipping and receiving supplies along the Mississippi River. This building was constructed in the Classical Revival arch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24KA_blacksmith-shop_Baton-Rouge-LA.html
This building was originally a double-pen slave cabin from Welham Plantation built circa 1840. Upon relocation in 1871, it was converted to a blacksmith's shop. It retains its mortise-and-tenon construction, but has been modified with a new briqu…