A History of Baton Rouge, 1699-1812 - Paperback
by Rose Meyers
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Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807124314ISBN-10:807124311UPC:9780807124314Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC0RBP4S2A
A History of Baton Rouge, 1699-1812
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,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807124314ISBN-10:807124311UPC:9780807124314Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC0RBP4S2A
Rose Meyers is Head Librarian at the Downtown Branch of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
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