Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Civil War Cannons

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

1. Civil War Cannons Marker

Inscription.
These Cannons Fired At
Fort Sumter
And Presented To University
By General W.T. Sherman
After The Civil War

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 30° 24.601′ N, 91° 10.91′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It is on South Stadium Drive west of South Campus Drive, on the right when traveling east. Located on the Louisiana State University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Distinguished Cadets (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Distinguished Cadets (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Distinguished Cadets (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Distinguished Cadets (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of the LSU Students (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugar Kettle (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Bowl (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); ReliaQuest Bowl (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Located in front of the Aerospace Studies/Military Sciences Building on the campus of LSU.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 24, 2016

2. Civil War Cannons Marker

September 24, 2016

3. Civil War Cannons Marker

September 24, 2016

4. Civil War Cannons Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,957 times since then and 154 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 17, 2017.