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

Smokehouse

c. 1930

December 28, 2017

1. Smokehouse Marker

Inscription. The Smokehouse was originally a train depot at LSU's Alex Box Stadium where students boarded the train to New Orleans. It was moved to the museum in 1973 and adapted for use as a smokehouse. Smoking meat was a method of preserving pork, beef and wild game.

Erected by LSU Rural Life Museum. (Marker Number 15.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Education • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 30° 24.621′ N, 91° 6.934′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It can be reached from Essen Lane (Highway 3064) south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling south. 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 70808, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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: Bagatelle Kitchen (a few steps from this marker); Overseer's House (a few steps from this marker); Sick House (a few steps from this marker); Schoolhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Mound Place Pigeon Cote (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Double-Pen Slave Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); Blacksmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Single Pen Slave Cabin (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 (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . LSU Rural Life Museum. (Submitted on January 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

December 28, 2017

2. Smokehouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2018.