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

Farquhar Steam Engine Boiler

circa 1915

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017

1. Farquhar Steam Engine Boiler Marker

Inscription.
Originally named the Pennsylvania Agricultural Works, the A.B. Farquhar Company was established in 1856 in York, Pennsylvania. A.B. Farquhar manufactured farm equipment including: cotton, corn and grain planters. The wares were sold internationally as far away as South America, Africa, Germany, Russia, China, Japan and India. Farquhar acquired notoriety for producing well-built steam traction engines. The engines were used as portable power plants that could run a variety of equipment, such as saw mills and threshers. Oxen, horses and mules pulled the engine to the location that required steam power.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 30° 24.66′ N, 91° 6.935′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It can be reached from Essen Lane south of Interstate 10. Located on the grounds of the LSU Rural Life Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge LA 70809, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Romeville Post Office (here, next to this marker); Commissary (a few steps from this marker); Mound Place Pigeon Cote (within shouting distance of this marker); Ship's Bell... (within shouting distance of this marker); Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Overseer's House (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Oak Ridge, Louisiana Jail (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Pigeonnier

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 28, 2017

2. Farquhar Steam Engine Boiler Marker

(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Rural Life Museum. (Submitted on December 30, 2017.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 30, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 30, 2017.