Baton Rouge

✍ Scribed by Phillips, Faye;Rodrigue, Sylvia Frank

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Year: 2008;2011
• Tongue: English
• Series: Images of America
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

1850-1865 -- Churches and schools -- 1866-1909 -- Politicians -- 1910-1945 -- Arts and culture -- 1946-2005.;In 1699, on a high bluff along the Mississippi River, explorer Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville, found the fabled "Red Stick," a post that marked the line between two Native American nations and gave Baton Rouge, Louisiana, its name. This book chronicles 150 years of the daily activities of Baton Rouge's residents through images of the city's growth and development; life during the Civil War, floods, hurricanes, and economic depressions; and people working, playing, and celebrating.

✦ Table of Contents

1850-1865 --
Churches and schools --
1866-1909 --
Politicians --
1910-1945 --
Arts and culture --
1946-2005.

✦ Subjects

Historic buildings;Historic buildings--Louisiana--Baton Rouge;Manners and customs;History;;Biographies;Pictorial works;Baton Rouge (La.) -- History -- Pictorial works;Baton Rouge (La.) -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works;Baton Rouge (La.) -- Biography -- Pictorial works;Historic buildings -- Louisiana -- Baton Rouge -- Pictorial works;Louisiana -- Baton Rouge