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

Pioneer Heritage Center

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— Shreveport —

 
 
Pioneer Heritage Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
1. Pioneer Heritage Center Marker
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Centerpieces of this center are Caspiana House, built at Caspiana, La., in 1856, and the Thrasher Cabin, a rural Caddo Parish "dogtrot" log cabin, built c. 1835. Caspiana house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, the Thrasher Cabin was listed in 1987.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureParks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1856.
 
Location. 32° 25.887′ N, 93° 42.21′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Springlake. It is on University Place 0.2 miles west of Kigns Highway, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: One University Place, Shreveport LA 71115, 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
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A.C. Steere School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pickens Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away); Dodd College (approx. 3.4 miles away); South Highlands Fire Station (approx. 3.4 miles away); Dodd House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Huey P. Long House (approx. 3.9 miles away); Centenary College of Louisiana (approx. 4 miles away); C.E. Byrd High School (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
 
Pioneer Heritage Center Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019
2. Pioneer Heritage Center Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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