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The Army built the Baton Rouge Barracks just north of the Post at Baton Rouge and in 1819 demolished the former Fort San Carlos. United States Army Captain James Gadsden designed the Baton Rouge Barracks and took charge of their construction from 1819 to 1825. The soldiers completed four two-story brick buildings, forming four sides of a ...
Built in 1847–1852 after the state legislature voted to move the seat of government from New Orleans, within 15 years the "castle" had been severely damaged during the Union Army's Civil War occupation of Baton Rouge.
The Confederates gave up Baton Rouge (which had a population of 5,429 in 1860) with little resistance, deciding to consolidate their forces elsewhere. In May 1862, Union troops entered the city and began the occupation of Baton Rouge. Confederate soldiers made only one attempt to retake Baton Rouge.
Magnolia Mound Plantation House - Built c. 1791. Is a rare survivor of the vernacular architecture influenced by early settlers from France and the West Indies. Mount Hope Plantation; Pentagon Barracks - Barracks completed in 1822 and listed on the National Historic Register. Pentagon Barracks Museum and Visitors Center is located in the complex.
West Baton Rouge Parish: 74002186 San Francisco Plantation House: May 30, 1974: Reserve: St. John the Baptist Parish: Open for tours 78003448 Santa Maria Plantation House: December 29, 1978: Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge: 82000445
The city of Baton Rouge is a "college town" with Baton Rouge Community College, Louisiana State University, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, and Southern University located throughout the city limits; the students of Louisiana State University alone make up 20% of the city population. [108]
The bill would allocate $33 million for the Louisiana Army National Guard’s Lafayette Readiness Center, $105 million for Fort Johnson to add a rotational unit billeting area and barracks, $116 ...
1963 – Foundation for Historical Louisiana headquartered in Baton Rouge. [26] 1964 – Baton Rouge Chapter of the Links established. [22] 1970 Baton Rouge Zoo established near city. [27] Population: 165,963. [20] 1974 – One American Place (hi-rise) built. 1976 – Cortana Mall Cinema in business. [28] 1978 – Comité des Archives de la ...