Near Homer in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
White Lightning
| | Legends & Lore | |
Photographed by Wesley Harris, July 2, 2021
1. White Lightning Road Marker
Erected 2021 by Center for Louisiana Studies, William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 109.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 32° 42.792′ N, 92° 55.4′ W. Marker is near Homer, Louisiana, in Claiborne Parish. It is at the intersection of White Lightning Road (Louisiana Route 146/518) and State Park Road, on the right when traveling west on White Lightning Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Homer LA 71040, 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Claiborne Parish Confederate Monument (approx. 2.9 miles away); St. John Colored School (approx. 4½ miles away); Arizona Methodist Church (approx. 5½ miles away); Arizona Academy Site (approx. 5½ miles away); Site of Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 6.4 miles away); T. H. Harris (approx. 7 miles away); Russellville (approx. 7.1 miles away); Homer College (CME) / African American Education in Louisiana (approx. 8.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Homer.
Also see . . .
this page online
Additional keywords. moonshiners
Photographed by Wesley Harris, June 30, 2021
2. White Lightning Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,308 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. 2. submitted on August 24, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.
