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2. Fort New Richmond - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates. 30°27′15″N 91°11′18″W  /  30.4542°N 91.1884°W  / 30.4542; -91.1884. Completed. 1779. Technical details. Structural system. Earthen. Fort New Richmond was built by the British in 1779 on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what was later to become Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [1] The Spanish took control of the ...

3. Neighborhoods in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Baton Rouge, Louisiana has many historic neighborhoods, dating back as far as the early 19th century.. Downtown - Baton Rouge's central business district.; Spanish Town - Located between the Mississippi River and I-110, it is one of the city's more diverse neighborhoods and home to the State Capitol and the city's largest Mardi Gras Parade.

4. List of plantations in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Evergreen Plantation. April 27, 1992. Wallace. 30°01′37″N 90°38′22″W  /  30.02690°N 90.63958°W  / 30.02690; -90.63958  (Evergreen Plantation) St. John the Baptist. Composed of 39 buildings, Evergreen Plantation is an intact major antebellum plantation complex of the Southern United States. [6][7] Open to visitors.

5. Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Baton Rouge (/ ˌbætənˈruːʒ / ⓘ BAT-ən ROOZH; French: Baton Rouge or Bâton-Rouge, pronounced [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ]; Louisiana Creole: Batonrouj) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it had a population of 227,470 as of 2020 [update]; [ 4 ] it is the seat of Louisiana's ...

6. Magnolia Mound Plantation House - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. September 7, 1972. The Magnolia Mound Plantation House is a French Creole house constructed in 1791 near the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. [2] Many period documents refer to the plantation as Mount Magnolia. The house and several original outbuildings on the grounds of Magnolia Mound Plantation are examples of the ...

7. History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville provided Baton Rouge as well as Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas with their current names. The foundation of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dates to 1721, at the site of a bâton rouge or "red stick" Muscogee boundary marker. It became the state capital of Louisiana in 1849.