Slidell in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Salmen Lodge

Circa 1830

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2017

1. Salmen Lodge Marker

Inscription.
Affectionately called Salmen Lodge by the Scouts, this French Creole cottage was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 and is one of a few early structures preserved along Bayou Liberty. Built by one of the early settlers with bricks made on site, evidence suggests this structure served as a trading post for Native Americans and early Spanish and French settlers. An 1885 property deed indicated the building was used as a store and that a ferry and landing operated nearby.

Erected by The Assistance of Leadership Northshore.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 17.445′ N, 89° 49.471′ W. Marker is in Slidell, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. It can be reached from Parish Parkway 1½ miles south of Gause Boulevard (U.S. 190). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35122 Parish Parkwy, Slidell LA 70460, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida

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Parishes

and in Greater New Orleans.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fritz Salmen (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of Camp Salmen (about 700 feet away); September 11, 2001 Never Forgotten (approx. 2.6 miles away); Slidell: An Overview (approx. 2.7 miles away); John Slidell (approx. 2.7 miles away); Slidell Town Hall and Jail (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named John Slidell (approx. 2.7 miles away); City of Slidell Centennial (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Slidell.

More about this marker. Marker is about a quarter mile hike east from the Nature Park Pavilion/playground.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 2, 2017

2. Salmen Lodge Marker

Salmen Lodge image. Click for full size.

September 2, 2017

3. Salmen Lodge

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 495 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2017.