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

Jefferson Street Park

Natchitoches, LA

— Jefferson Highway —

Jefferson Street Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 4, 2024

1. Jefferson Street Park Marker

Inscription.
Natchitoches is one of the many stops along the Jefferson Highway, one of the country's first intercontinental roadways. Today, a portion of the Jefferson runs through the Natchitoches Historic Landmark District of Jefferson Street, Front Street, Washington Street and Louisiana Highway 6 along the El Camino Real de los Tejas.

Erected by Natchitoches Historic District Development Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Jefferson Highway series list.

Location. 31° 45.123′ N, 93° 5.298′ W. Marker is in Natchitoches, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It is on Jefferson Street north of University Parkway (Louisiana Highway 6), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 Jefferson St, Natchitoches LA 71457, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in

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North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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 Jefferson Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Susan Harling Robinson Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); El Camino Real de los Tejas (approx. 0.2 miles away); Natchitoches and the Early American Period (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. John Sibley (approx. 0.2 miles away); Steel Magnolias (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel William Houston Jack (approx. 0.2 miles away); The American Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchitoches.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 4, 2024

2. Jefferson Street Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.