Haughton in Bossier Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Paul Lawrence Home

Historic Site

— Bossier —

Paul Lawrence Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, February 27, 2021

1. Paul Lawrence Home Marker

Inscription. Built 1883 after earlier house on site burned. Residence of Dr. Paul Lawrence. respected physician, who performed house calls for over 50 years despite the loss of a leg in the Civil War. Haughton was originally called Lawrenceville in his honor.

Erected by Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 32° 31.715′ N, 93° 30.913′ W. Marker is in Haughton, Louisiana, in Bossier Parish. It is on South Elm Street (Louisiana Route 157) ¼ mile south of Fox Creek Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 S Elm St, Haughton LA 71037, 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 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fillmore Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Henry McDade House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Oakland Plantation (approx. 4.2 miles away); The Arrest of Isaac Williams and his Men (approx. 6.9 miles away); Lake Bistineau (approx. 9½ miles away); Major General Lewis Elton Lyle (approx. 9.8 miles away); General Ira C. Eaker (approx. 9.8 miles away); General Joseph J. Nazzaro (approx. 9.8 miles away).

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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, February 27, 2021

2. Paul Lawrence Home Marker

Paul Lawrence Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, February 27, 2021

3. Paul Lawrence Home

Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 1,264 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.