Benton in Bossier Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Hughes House
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2017
1. Hughes House Marker
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.
Location. 32° 41.649′ N, 93° 44.396′ W. Marker is in Benton, Louisiana, in Bossier Parish. It is at the intersection of Bossier Street and Bellevue Street, on the right when traveling south on Bossier Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Benton LA 71006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Confederate Monument (approx. one mile away); Dixie Gin (approx. 4.6 miles away); Pickett Place Plantation (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pittman Plantation Home (approx. 5 miles away); Cash Point-Gold Point-Buckhall Plantations (approx. 5 miles away); Mounds Plantation (approx. 5.1 miles away); North Plantation (approx. 5½ miles away); Dickson Plantation Home (approx. 5½ miles away).
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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2017
2. Hughes House Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 5, 2017
3. Hughes House Marker #2
Originally built in Rocky Mount, Louisiana. From 1840's - 1860's it was the office of the Stewman and Hughes Plantation.
Site of the declaration of independence of the Free State of Bossier, November 26, 1860, months before Louisiana seceded and the resulting War between the States.
From 1860's - 1880's private residence of Capt. William J. Hughes and family. During the 1910's office of Dr. John B. Hall, later coroner for Bossier Parish.
Home was preserved in 1960's by the Bossier Restoration Foundation, spearheaded by Dr. Webb H. Martin, Jr., until his death in 1978.
Donated to the Bossier Restoration Foundation in the 1970's by the Hughes and O'Kelley descendents. Moved to this site in 1995.
Site of the declaration of independence of the Free State of Bossier, November 26, 1860, months before Louisiana seceded and the resulting War between the States.
From 1860's - 1880's private residence of Capt. William J. Hughes and family. During the 1910's office of Dr. John B. Hall, later coroner for Bossier Parish.
Home was preserved in 1960's by the Bossier Restoration Foundation, spearheaded by Dr. Webb H. Martin, Jr., until his death in 1978.
Donated to the Bossier Restoration Foundation in the 1970's by the Hughes and O'Kelley descendents. Moved to this site in 1995.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,609 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
