Alexandria in Rapides Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Louisiana Baptist Convention
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 28, 2018
1. Louisiana Baptist Convention Marker
Organized December 2, 1848, Rehoboth Baptist Church, Mount Lebanon, by 13 men, including first president James Scarborough. "The objects shall be Missionary and Educational; to promote harmony and feeling and concert of action such measures as may best promote the interests of the Redeemer's Kingdom in our own State, and the regions beyond us."
Erected by Louisiana Baptist Convention Sesquicentennial Celebration.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.
Location. 31° 17.253′ N, 92° 28.555′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Louisiana, in Rapides Parish. It is on MacArthur Drive 0.2 miles south of Castle Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1254 MacArthur Drive, Alexandria LA 71303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana and in Acadiana Cajun Country. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. 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 Viceroyalty of New France, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kent Plantation House (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Jewish Temple (approx. 1.4 miles away); Little Walter (approx. 1½ miles away); Cook Home (approx. 1.6 miles away); St. James Episcopal Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Lee Street Riot of 1942 (approx. 2.2 miles away); Alexandria Library
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 28, 2018
2. Louisiana Baptist Convention Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 428 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2018.
