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Crowley in Acadia Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Salmon Lusk Wright

1852-1929

 
 
Salmon Lusk Wright Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, April 28, 2017
1. Salmon Lusk Wright Marker
Inscription. Developed at this site the world's best seed rice which revived that industry by insuring wider markets. His varieties that are used today for breeding purposes are Blue Rose, Louisiana Pearl, Early Prolific Edith, and Lady Wright.
 
Erected 1968 by The Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Agriculture.
 
Location. 30° 9.78′ N, 92° 24.277′ W. Marker is in Crowley, Louisiana, in Acadia Parish. Marker can be reached from Airport Road, 0.3 miles west of Muskrat Road, on the right. Located on the Crystal Rice Plantation & Heritage Farm/Blue Rose Museum grounds and is open during normal business hours. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6428 Airport Road, Crowley LA 70526, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Miller Stadium (approx. 3˝ miles away); David L. & Jeanette Ross May House (approx. 3.7 miles away); Crowley (approx. 3.9 miles away); Crowley Louisiana Post Office 1913 (approx. 3.9 miles away); Senator John F. Kennedy Presidential Campaign Speech (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Crowley (approx. 4.3 miles
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away); Pouppeville (approx. 9.1 miles away); Louisiana Frog Company (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crowley.
 
Salmon Lusk Wright Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, April 28, 2017
2. Salmon Lusk Wright Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2017. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.

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