Franklin in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Murphy James Foster
(1849-1921)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 21, 2009
1. Murphy James Foster Marker
Louisiana State Senator (1880-1892)
Thirty-first Governor (1892-1900)
United States Senator (1901-1912)
Erected 1964 by Department of Commerce and Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 29° 46.478′ N, 91° 29.348′ W. Marker is in Franklin, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. It is on West Main Street (State Highway 182) 0.2 miles east of Dixie Road South, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin LA 70538, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, 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, Acadia, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin's Historic Lampposts (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Mary Parish Courthouse War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); St. Mary Parish Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Edward V. Loustalot (approx. 1.3 miles away); Battle Of Irish Bend (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Gunboat Diana (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jared Young Sanders
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Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2015. This page has been viewed 547 times since then and 19 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 5, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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