Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Philogene Joseph de Favrot
1791-1822
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 13, 2019
1. Philogene Joseph de Favrot Marker
1st Lieut., 24th Infantry, U.S. Army, appointed by President Madison, 1812-1815. Judge of W. Baton Rouge parish. Mortally wounded in duel with another judge, fought with sabres at Pinckneyville, Miss.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #04 James Madison series list.
Location. 30° 24.304′ N, 91° 10.331′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It can be reached from Oxford Avenue west of Amherst Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4251 Oxford Avenue, Baton Rouge LA 70809, 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: Albert Florestan Aucoin (here, next to this marker); Francoise Gerard (here, next to this marker); Josephine Favrot (here, next to this marker); Henri Bouvier Favrot (here, next to this marker); Gabriel Armand Allard Du Plantier (a few steps from this marker); March Of Galvez (a few steps from this marker);
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More about this marker. Located in the historic Highland Cemetery
Also see . . . Cemetery website. (Submitted on December 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 13, 2019
2. Philogene Joseph de Favrot Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
