Downtown Riverfront in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Henry Watkins Allen
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Battery 10
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 15, 2021
1. Henry Watkins Allen/Battery 10 Marker
Also the site of Battery 10 one of the eighteen batteries and four forts which formed the Confederate defenses of Shreveport. 1864-1865
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.
Location. 32° 30.913′ N, 93° 44.595′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Downtown Riverfront. It is on Clyde Fant Parkway south of Milam Street, on the right when traveling south. Located in front of the Riverview Theatre. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 600 Clyde Fant Pkwy, Shreveport LA 71101, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Guardian (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cane-Bennett Building (about 500 feet away); Shreve Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); 525 Spring Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harrison Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Green's Alley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gen. E. Kirby Smith Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cane & Bennett's Trading Post (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.
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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, March 15, 2021
2. Front of Riverview Theatre
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 477 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 31, 2021, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
