Minden in Webster Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Memorial Shrine

Photographed by Wesley Harris, July 22, 2023

1. Memorial Shrine Marker

Inscription. In memory of our pioneer settlers who built near here the first church, schoolhouse, seat of government, post office and cemetery. Here the first white child born in this Minden area is buried.

Erected 1950 by Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 32° 37.464′ N, 93° 16.518′ W. Marker is in Minden, Louisiana, in Webster Parish. It is on Gladney Street 0.1 miles north of Homer Road (U.S. 79), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 Gladney Street, Minden LA 71055, 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

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one of the Confederate States of America,

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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Germantown Colony (approx. 0.4 miles away); Minden Historic Residential District / Ms. Mona Miriam Robinson Monk (approx. 0.6 miles away); Davis - Green House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Academy Park (approx. 0.6 miles away); Citizens Bank & Trust Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); W.R. Shadow Home (approx. 4.7 miles away); Germantown Colony And Museum (approx. 5.8 miles away); Homeplace of Baylus Benjamin (B.B.) McKinney (approx. 12.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minden.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 4, 2026

2. Memorial Shrine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2023, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 10, 2023, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. 2. submitted on July 7, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.