Mansfield in De Soto Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Original De Soto Court House

— 1843 - 1854 —

Original Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021

1. Original Marker

Inscription.
Restored 1989
De Soto Historical Committee
Eileen Latham Nabors
Raymond E. Powell

Erected by De Soto Historical Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1843.

Location. 32° 2.265′ N, 93° 42.506′ W. Marker is in Mansfield, Louisiana, in De Soto Parish. It is at the intersection of Madison Street and Polk Street, on the left when traveling north on Madison Street. Located on bottom left corner of Log Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mansfield LA 71052, 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

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markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Mansfield or Sabine Cross Roads (approx. 2.8 miles away); Battle of Mansﬁeld or Sabine Cross Roads (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Mansfield or Sabine Cross Roads (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Mansﬁeld or Sabine Cross Roads (approx. 3 miles away); Mansfield Battle Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); General Alfred Mouton Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); General Dick Taylor Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away); James H. Beard Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mansfield.

Also see . . . The Old Log Courthouse in Mansfield. (Submitted on July 18, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.)

Log Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 14, 2021

2. Log Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.