Mid City North in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 22, 2011

1. St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1825 St. Joseph Church purchased this property for a graveyard. Remains of some of Baton Rouge's first settlers were moved here from the old Spanish Cemetery, or cemetery of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, which became St. Joseph's. Philip Hicky, Adreen Persac, and Theophile Allain are among prominent Louisianians buried here. The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge owns the cemetery.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.

Location. 30° 27.126′ N, 91° 10.391′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Mid City North. It is on Main Street east of North 15th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1500 Main St, Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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,

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 walking distance of this marker: The First Cemetery In Baton Rouge (a few steps from this marker); Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Magnolia Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); National Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); A National Cemetery System

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Genl. Philemon Thomas (approx. 0.3 miles away); Massachusetts Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Yellow Fever Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

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