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

Loranger High School

 
 
Loranger High Shool Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 23, 2011
1. Loranger High Shool Marker
Inscription. Original structure, 1912. Present structure 1930. A community, civic and educational center. Built under the direction of W. G. Cory, School Board Member ~ J. F. Corkern Principal. Marker donated by Loranger High School Alumni Association, organized 1922, one of the oldest in Louisiana.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
 
Location. 30° 38.333′ N, 90° 23.9′ W. Marker is in Loranger, Louisiana, in Tangipahoa Parish. It is on State Highway 1062, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Loranger LA 70446, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Independence (approx. 6.1 miles away); Blythewood Plantation (approx. 8.7 miles away); C.P.'s Station (approx. 9 miles away); Church of the Incarnation (approx. 9 miles away); Site of 1st Classroom Bldg. (approx. 9.7 miles away); Friendship Circle (approx. 9.7 miles away); City Of Hammond (approx. 9.9 miles away); Grace Memorial Episcopal Church (approx. 9.9 miles away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Peter Hammond (was approx. 9.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
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Loranger High Shool image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, November 23, 2011
2. Loranger High Shool
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 13, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,117 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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