Download or read book Historic Neighborhoods of Baton Rouge written by Annabelle M. Armstrong and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-13 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baton Rouge is known for its rich history, food, politics, music and universities. Perhaps overlooked are the stories of how this large port city's close-knit neighborhoods have adapted to changes over the years. Annabelle Armstrong deftly navigates the evolution of these historic communities, showcasing southern charm and romanticism through firsthand accounts of people who call these places home. Journey back to the beginnings of Hundred Oaks, Capital Heights, University Acres, Wimbledon, Tara, Inniswold, Glenwood, Walnut Hills, Stratford, Steele Place, Broussard, Southdowns and many more popular places to settle down.
Download or read book Historic Baton Rouge written by Sylvia Frank Rodrigue and published by Community Heritage. This book was released on 2011 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Commissioned by the Foundation for Historical Louisiana."
Download or read book Old South Baton Rouge written by Petra Munro Hendry and published by University of Louisiana. This book was released on 2009 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old South Baton Rouge is the culmination of diligent archival research and more than ten years of collecting oral histories about the Old South Baton Rouge community, including McKinley High School, the Baton Rouge Bus Boycott, the once-thriving OSBR business corridor, and the numerous churches and civic groups of the neighborhood.
Download or read book Historic Photos of Baton Rouge written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a history tied to the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge has grown from its colonial past as a military outpost favored by the French, English, and Spanish, in turn, into an American city of modern industry and rich diversity. Through the years, the people of Baton Rouge have weathered travails while developing a unique culture and city. Baton Rouge has seen occupation during the Civil War, the destruction by fire and reconstruction of the State Capitol, catastrophic flooding, and political and civil conflict—but also the economic impact of a growing port, the historic arrivals of Louisiana State University and Southern University, and the joyful rituals of Saturday football and the Washington’s Birthday Firemen’s Parade. Telling the city’s story in words and vivid black and white images, Historic Photos of Baton Rouge documents 100-plus years in the life of the "Red Stick” as only the camera can capture it—one engaging image at a time.
Download or read book Historic Baton Rouge written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Publications of the Louisiana Historical Society written by Louisiana Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains list of members.
Download or read book The History of West Baton Rouge Parish written by West Baton Rouge Historical Association and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ''The History of West Baton Rouge Parish: People, Places, Progress'' is comprehensive. This book will take readers from discovery of the area now called West Baton Rouge Parish from the end of the seventeenth century to 2010. Readers will not only experience the age of steamboats and frontiersmen, they will also discover the complexity of a parish adapting to the various influences of the twentieth century and beyond. This book describes in chronological order how the parish evolved through economic, political, and social developments with stories of individuals that helped mold a community.
Download or read book Along the River Road written by Mary Ann Sternberg and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few thoroughfares offer as rich a history as Louisiana's River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. In this third edition of her extremely popular guide, Along the River Road, Mary Ann Sternberg provides a revised introduction, new images, and updated information on sites and attractions as well as tales and local lore about favorite and overlooked destinations. Featuring background information about the area and a detailed guided tour -- upriver on the east bank and downriver along the west -- the book gives an overview of the River Road, serving as an accessible and definitive companion to exploring the corridor. Sternberg's abiding appreciation of the area's allure, garnered over twenty years, produces a must-have travel companion to a place that far exceeds its common reputation as only a parade of elegant antebellum mansions. In this new edition, she again encourages travelers to experience the many treasures of this wondrous byway for themselves, so they too can see how much it has changed over the past decade.
Download or read book Abandoned Baton Rouge written by Colleen Kane and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series statement from publisher's website.
Download or read book West Baton Rouge Parish written by West Baton Rouge Historical Association and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Baton Rouge Parish was established in 1807 along the banks of the Mississippi River across from what would become Louisiana's capital. Its connection to the river has long been an attraction for the people who live here and the pioneers who first settled the area more than 200 years ago. Today, the parish has three incorporated towns--Addis, Brusly, and Port Allen. Because of the rich alluvial soil deposited by the Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge largely became an agricultural community; sugar has always been it biggest crop. In the early 20th century, the Texas & Pacific Railroad made the community a bustling hub. Over the years, West Baton Rouge's position along the river attracted petrochemical companies like Dow, ShinTech, and Placid Refining Company. Now, the parish has one of the largest deepwater ports and a thriving major chemical and manufacturing industry.
Download or read book Landmarks and Monuments of Baton Rouge written by Hilda S. Krousel PhD and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-11 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The capital of Louisiana is filled with an array of significant historical monuments and markers, each with a unique story to tell. Some, like the old and new capitols and the Louisiana State University Memorial Tower, are well-known, iconic pieces of Baton Rouge. Others, like De Bore's Sugar Kettle and the nation's only remaining Pentagon Barracks outside Washington, D.C., are lesser known yet no less important to the narrative of Baton Rouge. Discover historic treasures like the USS Louisiana figurehead and the Merci Train and learn the stories behind the Liberty Bell and the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk "Joy." Join Dr. Hilda Krousel on this journey through the history of "Red Stick," as told by its most storied landmarks.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge written by Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Louisiana written by Garnie William McGinty and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Louisiana written by William Dale Reeves and published by HPN Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating over 350 years of Louisiana History.
Download or read book A History of Baton Rouge 1699 1812 written by Rose Meyers and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 1999-03-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 17, 1699, a group of French explorers under Pierre le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville, were making their way up the Mississippi River from New Orleans when they spotted a red pole on a high bluff overlooking the river. The pole marked the boundary between the hunting grounds of the Houma and the Bayagoula Indians, and the Frenchmen christened it le baton rouge.The name Baton Rouge has survived, despite several attempts to change it, and today it designates the capital of a state whose people, by 1812, had lived under four flags -- French, English, Spanish, and American. Despite its tiny size, the settlement at Baton Rouge was a strategic outpost on the Mississippi River, and a number of fierce contests were waged for its control. In fact, the only battle of the American Revolution fought in Louisiana took place at Baton Rouge in 1779.In A History of Baton Rouge Rose Meyers has gathered, evaluated, and set down the stories, legends, facts, and circumstances of the founding of Baton Rouge; its troubled history under the colonial governments of France, England, and Spain; and its eventual entry into the Union in 1812. Featured in the book are portraits of early civil and military leaders and maps dating back to the French colonial period.
Download or read book A Guide to Historic Downtown Baton Rouge written by John Sykes and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historic Photos of Baton Rouge written by Mark E. Martin and published by Historic Photos. This book was released on 2008 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a history tied to the Mississippi River, Baton Rouge has grown from its colonial past as a military outpost favored by the French, English, and Spanish, in turn, into an American city of modern industry and rich diversity. Through the years, the people of Baton Rouge have weathered travails while developing a unique culture and city. Baton Rouge has seen occupation during the Civil War, the destruction by fire and reconstruction of the state capitol, catastrophic flooding, and political and civil conflict--but also the economic impact of a growing port, the historic arrivals of Louisiana State University and Southern University, and the joyful rituals of Saturday football and the Washington's Birthday Firemen's Parade. Telling the city's story in words and vivid black and white, Historic Photos of Baton Rouge documents 100-plus years in the life of the "Red Stick" as only the camera can capture it--one engaging image at a time.
