The Purple Heart Trail
On August 9, 2017 the Metropolitan Council of the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge proclaimed:
"the citizens of the East Baton Rouge Parish and the City of Baton Rouge are profoundly appreciative of the selfless sacrifice made by countless sons and daughters of the United States of America who have served their nation in the United States Armed Forces, especially those who have received combat wound, some of which resulted in death, who were awarded Purple Hearts."
BE IT RESOLVED by the Metropolitan Council of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge that:
Jones Creek Road in East Baton Rouge Parish shall be
designated as part of the "Purple Heart Trail” in Louisiana.
Erected 2017 by City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Military Order of the Purple Heart series list.
Location. 30° 23.784′ N, 91° 1.077′ W. Memorial is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is on Jones Creek Road south of Shenandoah Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6222 Jones Creek Road, Baton Rouge LA 70817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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.
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More about this memorial. Located in front of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Jones Creek Branch.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 456 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 13, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
