Watson in Livingston Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Watson
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, October 14, 2017
1. Watson Marker
First official post office established near this site, February 20, 1894. Named after first postmaster, George W. Watson, whose family owned land that is now the center of Watson.
Erected 1976 by Watson Bicentennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is February 20, 1894.
Location. 30° 34.594′ N, 90° 57.189′ W. Marker is in Watson, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It is on Old LA. Highway 16 (State Road 3285) north of Springfield Road (State Highway 1019), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 35079 Old LA Highway 16, Watson LA 70786, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes, in Greater Baton Rouge, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Indians Along Amite River (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greenwell Springs (approx. 2.4 miles away); Osgood Corner (approx. 3.4 miles away); Denham Springs Historic Site (approx. 6.1 miles away); Historic Denham Springs (approx. 6.3 miles away); Parish of St. Alphonsus Liguori (approx. 6.6 miles away); Denham Springs (approx. 6.7 miles away); Salem Baptist Church (approx. 7.3 miles away).
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October 14, 2017
2. Watson Marker
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