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

John Stephen Huguet, M.D.

1827-1891

John Stephen Huguent, M.D. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 13, 2019

1. John Stephen Huguent, M.D. Marker

Inscription. Son of Baton Rouge's oldest hardware merchant, Juan Huguet, he was educated at Jefferson College. Became a doctor of medicine. Through his wife, Mary Elvira Kleinpeter, he became part owner of Hard Times Plantation and a planter of the highlands. He served in the elite French Guard, C.S.A.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 24.291′ N, 91° 10.33′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It can be reached from Oxford Avenue north of Amherst Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4251 Oxford Avenue, 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: "Hill of the Fountains" (a few steps from this marker); Highland Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Josephine Favrot (a few steps from this marker); Benjamin Parker Thomas (a few steps from this marker); March Of Galvez (a few steps from this marker); Anthony Peniston (a few steps from this marker); George Garig (a few steps from this marker); Francoise Gerard (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

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John Stephen Huguet, M.D. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 13, 2019

2. John Stephen Huguet, M.D. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.