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Saint Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Old Hardware Store

ca. 1888

 
 
Old Hardware Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 26, 2024
1. Old Hardware Store Marker
Inscription. Restored 1970 to house Historical Society
 
Erected by West Feliciana Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1970.
 
Location. 30° 46.659′ N, 91° 22.919′ W. Marker is in Saint Francisville, Louisiana, in West Feliciana Parish. It is on Ferdinand Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11757 Ferdinand St, Saint Francisville LA 70775, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater Baton Rouge. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 New Spain, 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: John James Audubon (a few steps from this marker); St~ Francisville (a few steps from this marker); Mollibert's Cottage (a few steps from this marker); Old Benevolent Society (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Benevolent Society Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Vinci-Sansoni (within shouting distance of this marker); Rose Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Rasberry Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saint Francisville.
 
More about this marker. Building currently does house the West Feliciana Historical society and museum.
 
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Old Hardware Store Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 26, 2024
2. Old Hardware Store Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 142 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
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