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Denham Springs in Livingston Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
 

Denham Springs

 
 
Denham Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 16, 2005
1. Denham Springs Marker
Inscription. Mineral spring area near here owned by William Denham 1829-1855. Hotel near the springs built prior to the Civil War. Hill’s Springs post office renamed Denham Springs in 1898. The village was incorporated in 1903.
 
Erected 1975 by Livingston Parish Police Jury.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
 
Location. 30° 28.794′ N, 90° 57.706′ W. Marker is in Denham Springs, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It is at the intersection of Mayor Herbert Hoover Avenue and Government Drive, on the right when traveling south on Mayor Herbert Hoover Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 941 Government Dr, Denham Springs LA 70726, 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, 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Historic Denham Springs (approx. half a mile away); Denham Springs Historic Site (approx. 0.6 miles away); Osgood Corner (approx. 3.3 miles away); Parish of St. Alphonsus Liguori (approx. 4.6 miles away); Hebron Baptist Church (approx. 5.2 miles away); Original Site/Donors of Land (approx. 5.8 miles away); Walker, Louisiana (approx. 5.9 miles away); Tiger Bend Archaeological Site (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Denham Springs.
 
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Denham Springs Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 16, 2005
2. Denham Springs Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,339 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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