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Yellow Fever Memorial

 
 
Yellow Fever Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2017
1. Yellow Fever Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Lest We Forget
The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
Over 1000 Victims Laid to Rest in Historic Magnolia Cemetery

 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesDisasters.
 
Location. 30° 27.002′ N, 91° 10.085′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Mid City North. It is at the intersection of Florida Boulevard (Business U.S. 190) and North 19th Street, on the right when traveling west on Florida Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 422 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Baton Rouge National Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Massachusetts Memorial (about 300 feet away); A National Cemetery System (about 400 feet away); Genl. Philemon Thomas (about 400 feet away); National Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Magnolia Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
 
Yellow Fever Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 21, 2017
2. Yellow Fever Memorial Marker
Yellow Fever Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
July 21, 2017
3. Yellow Fever Memorial Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2017.
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