Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Peter Hammond
1798 - 1870
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 18, 2011
1. Peter Hammond Marker
Erected 1980 by Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 30° 30.369′ N, 90° 27.372′ W. Marker was in Hammond, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish. It was on East Charles Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Hammond LA 70401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in the Florida Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Mt. Vernon Walnut (approx. 0.4 miles away); City Of Hammond (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Memorial Episcopal Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hammond Junior College (approx. half a mile away); Friendship Circle (approx. 0.8 miles away); Site of 1st Classroom Bldg. (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Republic of West Florida (approx. 3.2 miles away); Ponchatoula Depot (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hammond.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
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Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 18, 2011
2. Peter Hammond Marker
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, September 1, 2025
3. Peter Hammond Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,723 times since then and 54 times this year. Last updated on September 7, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 22, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 3. submitted on September 7, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
