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About 80 yards (73 m) west of junction of LA 2 and LA 518: Lisbon: Also known as Rocky Springs Plantation 9: Monk House: August 23, 1991 : Along Parish Road 39, about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Homer
Claiborne Parish (French: Paroisse de Claiborne) is a parish located in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana.The parish was formed in 1828, [1] and was named for the first Louisiana governor, William C. C. Claiborne.
Lisbon is a village in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, United States.The population was 185 at the 2010 census. [2] Lisbon is located east of the parish seat of Homer.. Lisbon should not be confused with the village of Lisbon in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, which later evolved first into Bagdad and later into the city of Westlake.
Rocky Springs Church was a pay for pew church that required members to sign a financial agreement between the trustees of the church and the pew holders requiring an annual fee for occupancy of the pew. [2] The Church's pulpit is circular in form and positioned above the pews giving the speaker full view of the congregation.
The French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle named the region Louisiana in 1682 to honor France's King Louis XIV. The first permanent settlement, Fort Maurepas (at what is now Ocean Springs, Mississippi , near Biloxi ), was founded in 1699 by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville , a French military officer from Canada.
In 1829, the Rocky Springs election precinct received 90 votes. A Methodist church was erected in 1837. The first private school, Rocky Springs Academy, opened in 1838. By 1860, the community of Rocky Springs had reached a maximum population of 2,616 inhabitants, plus approximately 2,000 slaves, all living in a 25-square-mile (65 km 2) area ...
Baptist is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. Baptist is located on U.S. Route 190, west of Hammond. References
The limestone quarry is located adjacent to the historic section of the campus and the Limestone Springs Baptist Church is adjacent to the quarry. Notable buildings include the separately listed Winnie Davis Hall and Limestone Springs Hotel. [2] [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]