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Parade Ground (1)

LSU's ROTC cadets regularly held military parades on the Parade Ground, hence the name. Practice for close-order drill was held here daily, as were formal parades in full military uniform for...

LSU's ROTC cadets regularly held military parades on the Parade Ground, hence the name. Practice for close-order drill was held here daily, as were formal parades in full military uniform for...

  • louisiana
  • lsu
  • military

Parade Ground (2)

The LSU War Memorial. located at the flagpole, was dedicated in 1998 in memory of Tiger alumni who gave their lives in the defense of our country from World War II to the present.

The LSU War Memorial. located at the flagpole, was dedicated in 1998 in memory of Tiger alumni who gave their lives in the defense of our country from World War II to the present.

  • louisiana
  • lsu

March of Galvez

 Not far from here is the route taken from Manchac to Baton Rouge by the Spanish forces of Bernardo de Galvez in Sept. 1779 in their historic ouster of the British from this territory and the...

 Not far from here is the route taken from Manchac to Baton Rouge by the Spanish forces of Bernardo de Galvez in Sept. 1779 in their historic ouster of the British from this territory and...

  • louisiana
  • revolutionary war
  • cemetery

Highland Cemetery

 In use since 1815. Interred here, among others, are Armand Allard Duplantier, Sr. (1753-1827), French officer who served with Lafayette in the American Revolution; his wife, Constance Rochon...

 In use since 1815. Interred here, among others, are Armand Allard Duplantier, Sr. (1753-1827), French officer who served with Lafayette in the American Revolution; his wife, Constance...

  • louisiana
  • baton rouge
  • cemetery

In Memory of Peter Damian Fledderman

Live Oak EndowmentIn Memory ofPeter Damian Fledderman"Pete"1961-2008MS Nuclear Science  1985

Live Oak EndowmentIn Memory ofPeter Damian Fledderman"Pete"1961-2008MS Nuclear Science  1985

  • louisiana
  • lsu

Battle of Mansura/Bataille de Mansura

  English:Confederate forces under General Dick Taylor here formed battle line May 16, 1864, barring passage of General Banks' retreating Union Army. The Battle of Mansura ended in withdrawal of...

  English:Confederate forces under General Dick Taylor here formed battle line May 16, 1864, barring passage of General Banks' retreating Union Army. The Battle of Mansura ended in withdrawal...

  • louisiana
  • civil war
  • avoyelles parish

George the Duck

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    Prairie Overlook Plaque

    There is a mysterious something About the native grasses—A power, a spirit, A mystique—That both stirs the soul and quiets it Jim and Alice Wilson In memory of Timon Primm III 1914-1988 Member of...

    There is a mysterious something About the native grasses—A power, a spirit, A mystique—That both stirs the soul and quiets it Jim and Alice Wilson In memory of Timon Primm III 1914-1988 Member...

    • shaw nature reserve
    • prairies
    • overlook

    Julie Dewey

    In honor of Julie Dewey by James & Adele Crawford and Zydeco Barbara Anderson, George & Sally Krepš Mary E. MacDonald, Karen Marker Ross Jackson & Gary Barg 

    In honor of Julie Dewey by James & Adele Crawford and Zydeco Barbara Anderson, George & Sally Krepš Mary E. MacDonald, Karen Marker Ross Jackson & Gary Barg 

      First Soybeans Planted in Illinois, 1851

      FIRST SOYBEANS  PLANTED IN ILLINOIS, 1851  BITTEN BY GOLD RUSH FEVER IN 1849, DR. BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS,  BROTHER TO FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR NINIAN EDWARDS AND THE  HONORABLE CYRUS EDWARDS, LEFT...

      FIRST SOYBEANS  PLANTED IN ILLINOIS, 1851  BITTEN BY GOLD RUSH FEVER IN 1849, DR. BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS,  BROTHER TO FORMER ILLINOIS GOVERNOR NINIAN EDWARDS AND THE  HONORABLE CYRUS EDWARDS, LEFT...

        James Root House

        James Root House 1860 Once surrounded by beehives and pear orchards, this Victorian-Queen Anne Cottage was built by Joel Haden Boone, descendant of Daniel Boone. Joel married Sophie, daughter of...

        James Root House 1860 Once surrounded by beehives and pear orchards, this Victorian-Queen Anne Cottage was built by Joel Haden Boone, descendant of Daniel Boone. Joel married Sophie, daughter of...

          Sonny Bono

          IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE SONNY BONO BORN: FEBRUARY 16, 1935 DIED: JANUARY 5, 1998 DEDICATED: OCTOBER 22, 2002 Submitted by @jqmcd

          IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE SONNY BONO BORN: FEBRUARY 16, 1935 DIED: JANUARY 5, 1998 DEDICATED: OCTOBER 22, 2002 Submitted by @jqmcd

            Site of World's first hospital for diseases of the throat

            Sir Morell Mackenzie 1837-1892 founded the world's first hospital for diseases of the throat in a building on this site in 1865Submitted by Madelaine Kirke

            Sir Morell Mackenzie 1837-1892 founded the world's first hospital for diseases of the throat in a building on this site in 1865Submitted by Madelaine Kirke

            • medicine

            Former Portuguese Embassy Golden Square London

            These two houses were the Portguese Embassy 1724-1747. the Marquess of Pombal, Portuguese Statesman Ambassador 1739-1744 lived heresubmitted by Madelaine Kirke

            These two houses were the Portguese Embassy 1724-1747. the Marquess of Pombal, Portuguese Statesman Ambassador 1739-1744 lived heresubmitted by Madelaine Kirke

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