Harriet Tubman Brodess Farm
Harriet Tubman 1820-1913 The “Moses of her People,” Harriet Tubman of the Bucktown District found freedom for herself and some three hundred other slaves whom she led north. In the Civil War, she...
- harriet tubman
- african american
- underground railroad
- slavery
- eastern shore
Stanley Institute
"Stanley Institute" Oldest community-owned one- room schoolhouse still intact in Dorchester County. First constructed c. 1865 near Church Creek, moved here in 1867. It was used continuously until...
- african american
- education
- eastern shore
Abbé Adrien E. Rouquette
Abbé Rouquette (1813-1887), poet and priest, lived as missionary among Choctaw Indians in region of Bayou Lacombe from 1859 till his death. The Choctaw called him "Chata Ima," meaning "Like...
- louisiana
Stone Square Lodge No. 8
On August 21, 1879 the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana issued a charter to Worshipful Master Sterling Barrow, Senior Warden Alexander Gilbert and Junior Warden Alex Bains to organize...
- louisiana
- african-american
Union Baptist Church
Oral tradition recounts a visit by an African American gospel preacher in 1804. He preached the Baptist Christian Doctrine for the first time in West Baton Rouge near the foot of the levee...
- louisiana
- church
- african-american
St. Mary's A.M.E. Church
St. Mary's A.M.E. Church was founded on September 16, 1888 and erected in 1889. August Levert, plantation owner, donated a tract of land to Albert Henderson to build a church under the doctrines...
- louisiana
- church
- african-american
Israelite Missionary Baptist Church
This institution of worship can trace its roots to the 1890s, but it was formally chartered in 1905. The congregation was established as Israelite Baptist Church of Brusly Landing. The...
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- church
- african-american
Le Chemin Militaire
Route used by Civil War troops. It led from Mississippi River over swamp ridges, Indian trails, through Chackbay (Chegby), Thibodaux and Bayou Lafourche areas, Schriever, Gibson, Morgan City, to...
- louisiana
- civil war
New Sight School
In 1921 the Confederate Grove, Garner, Clear Branch, and Mt. Zion community schools consolidated to create the Now Sight School, once located on this site. Established under the Smith- Hughes Act...
- mississippi
- education
Copiah-Lincoln Agricultural High School
On December 9, 1914, the Trustees of Copiah- Lincoln Agricultural High School had its first meeting and opened its doors to students on September 6, 1915. This building was one of the first...
- mississippi
- education
Mississippi Mills
Site of cotton & woolen mills set up, 1866, by J. M. Wesson. Burnt, 1873; rebuilt, expanded & operated by Col. Ed. Richardson & Capt. Wm. Oliver with 2,000 employees. Closed 1910 & dismantled 1919
- mississippi
Wesson Hotel
Site of a hotel since 1864, this structure was built ca. 1877. Known originally as the Richardson House, the hotel was owned by Mississippi Mills, a once-flourishing textile mill founded by...
- mississippi
Old Wesson Public School
According to its cornerstone, this structure was erected 1889; destroyed by fire 1890; rebuilt 1893." Built in the Romanesque style of Wesson's Miss. Mills, it is now the Oswalt Youth & Com. Center.
- mississippi
- education
Houston Stackhouse
Although Houston Stackhouse never became a major name in blues, he played key roles in Delta blues history as a sideman, mentor, and influence. A constant presence in Mississippi and...
- mississippi
- blues
- music
Heucks Retreat School
Est. 1880 as one-room, one-teacher school. In 1920 consol. several community schools & became accredited high school. Closed in 1959, students transferred to other schools.Presented by Heucks Alumni, 1984.
- mississippi
- education
Creation of Pike County
On December 9, 1815, the General Assembly of the Mississippi Territory created Pike County from a portion of Marion County and named the new county in honor of Brig. Gen. Zebulon M. Pike, who...
- mississippi
War of 1812, Pike County
During the War of 1812, General William Carroll, en route to New Orleans, marched his Tennessee Militia through Pike County, crossed the Bogue Chitto River north of Holmesville and camped...
- mississippi
- war of 1812
Site of Ruth School
Ruth School, offering grades 1-10, was established with Smith-Hughes Foundation Endowment funds at this site in 1924 by consolidation of the community schools of Eaton, Providence,...
- mississippi
- education
Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound
Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound is one of the most prominent in Atchafalaya Heritage Area. Archaeological investigation in 1913 by Clarence Moore include artifacts from Tchefuncte, Marksville, Baytown,...
- louisiana
- cemetery
- native american
Baton Rouge
Capitale de l'état. Nommée par Iberville en 1699 d'après le nom indien Iti Humma ou "Baton Rouge". Village fondé en 1721. Passé sous le contrôle des Anglais de 1763 à 1779 et des Espagnols de...
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