Shiloh in Union Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Old Shiloh Community

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 1, 2018

1. Old Shiloh Community Marker

Inscription. Two Louisiana governors were born nearby~~William W. Heard (1900~1904) and Ruffin G. Pleasant (1916~1920). Post office established 1851 and discontinued 1906. Site of Concord Institute, a Baptist college, ca. 1877~1884.

Erected 1979 by the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 32° 47.643′ N, 92° 35.389′ W. Marker is in Shiloh, Louisiana, in Union Parish. It is at the intersection of Louisiana Route 2 and Shiloh Drive, on the right when traveling east on Louisiana Route 2. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12841 LA-2, Bernice LA 71222, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wooden Water Cistern (approx. 4.2 miles away); Town Jail (approx. 4.3 miles away); Bernice Depot (approx. 4.3 miles away); Robert L. Finley (approx. 4.3 miles away); Dubach House (approx. 7.8 miles away); Autrey House (approx. 8.1 miles away); Scott Place Mounds (approx. 8.6 miles away); Alabama Methodist Church (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Regarding Old Shiloh Community.

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Shiloh grew and prospered for a time having doctors, merchants, and farmers. Shiloh Baptist Church was organized in 1849 and Shiloh was incorporated as a town in 1870. The Concord Institute, a Baptist College, boarding school type was founded in 1875. The town suffered from several fires during the latter part of the century with businesses re-building at the new town of Bernice. The first Baptist Church building burned in 1937 and a new building was dedicated in 1938. A landmark of the old church is the original bell, now on a stand in front of the cemetery. The old land donation to Shiloh church in 1852 stated the five acres included the cemetery, which has markers dating back to the early 1850s.

Old Shiloh Community Marker at the Shiloh Baptist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 1, 2018

2. Old Shiloh Community Marker at the Shiloh Baptist Church.

Photographed by Wesley Harris, May 7, 2023

3. Old Shiloh Community Marker

The view east on Louisiana Highway 2. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 1, 2018

4. The view east on Louisiana Highway 2.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,332 times since then and 82 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on May 7, 2023, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. 4. submitted on August 1, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.