Highland in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Josh Logan Home

Historic Site

— Shreveport —

Josh Logan Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019

1. Josh Logan Home Marker

Inscription. Childhood residence of Broadway Theatrical Producer Josh Logan, noted for "South Pacific," "Mister Roberts," etc. Logan was born in Texarkana, but spent his childhood and youth in Shreveport as well as Mansfield.

Erected by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 32° 29.272′ N, 93° 44.898′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Highland. It is at the intersection of Prospect Street and Thornhill Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Prospect Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 902 Prospect Street, Shreveport LA 71104, 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

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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: Bliss-Hoyer House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thornhill (about 500 feet away); Barret Place (about 500 feet away); Robinson Place (about 600 feet away); Walker House (about 700 feet away); Files House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Trimble House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Land House (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.

More about this marker. The Highland Area Partnership of Shreveport spearheaded the effort to place the signs. Bob Marak designed the signs, the Shreveport City sign shop produced them, Eric J. Brock (historian in Shreveport) wrote the texts. This marker program was sponsored by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and was coordinated by Eric J. Brock, local historian, and Robert J. Marak The project included many historic sites already marked by the state of Louisiana and resulted in 142 markers placed in the

Josh Logan Home and Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, August 31, 2019

2. Josh Logan Home and Marker.

Shreveport-Bossier area.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Joshua Lockwood Logan III. (Submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 822 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.