Near Walker in Livingston Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Salem Baptist Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 22, 2019

1. Salem Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Organized September 11, 1854, by elders J.L. Simpson and George H. Washington. Oldest church in the old 8th Ward. Church was a public school in early 1900's. Destroyed by storms in 1908-1909. Served by Old Fields P.O. 1856-1935.

Erected 1975 by Livingston Parish Police Jury.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1559.

Location. 30° 37.666′ N, 90° 50.801′ W. Marker is near Walker, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It is on Weiss Road (State Highway 63) 0.7 miles east of Walker Road North (State Highway 447), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 36474 Weiss Rd, Walker LA 70785, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes,

in Greater Baton Rouge,

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,

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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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Watson (approx. 7.3 miles away); Indians Along Amite River (approx. 7.9 miles away); Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 8 miles away); Pride High School (approx. 9.2 miles away); Greenwell Springs (approx. 9½ miles away); Osgood Corner (approx. 9½ miles away); Walker, Louisiana (approx. 9.7 miles away); Livingston Parish (approx. 10.6 miles away).

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 22, 2019

2. Salem Baptist Church Marker

Salem Baptist Church and Marker image. Click for full size.

March 22, 2019

3. Salem Baptist Church and Marker

June 25, 2010

4. Salem Baptist Church Marker

Old photo of marker -

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,062 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2019. 4. submitted on July 5, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.