Noles Landing in Webster Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Lake Bistineau
Photographed by Jessica Gorman, May 10, 2025
1. Lake Bistineau Marker
Steamboat channel created by Red River log jam 1793. Twelve mi. south is Lake Bistineau State Park, near a salt dome where salt was manufactured by some 1500 people during the War Between the States blockade.
Erected 1954 by Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1793.
Location. 32° 26.457′ N, 93° 23.415′ W. Marker is in Noles Landing, Louisiana, in Webster Parish. It is on State Park Road east of Route 163, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: State Park Rd, Doyline LA 71023, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Arrest of Isaac Williams and his Men (approx. 4.4 miles away); Oakland Plantation (approx. 7.4 miles away); Henry McDade House (approx. 7.6 miles away); Homeplace of Baylus Benjamin (B.B.) McKinney (approx. 8.3 miles away); Paul Lawrence Home (approx. 9½ miles away); Fillmore Cemetery (approx. 10.8 miles away); W.R. Shadow Home (approx. 11.7 miles away); Ashpoint Plantation (approx. 12.1 miles away).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2025, by Jessica Gorman of Minden, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 53 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 11, 2025, by Jessica Gorman of Minden, Louisiana. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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