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

Livingston Parish

 
 
Livingston Parish Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 16, 2005
1. Livingston Parish Marker
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Created by legislature 1832. Named for Edward Livingston. Courthouse sites include:
Van Buren 1832-1835
Springfield 1835-1872
Port Vincent 1872-1881
Centerville 1881-1941
Livingston 1941-Present

 
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 1832.
 
Location. 30° 29.906′ N, 90° 45.014′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It can be reached from Ohio Street east of South Poplar Street, on the left when traveling east. Located on the south side of the Livingston Parish Court House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Livingston LA 70754, 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
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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: McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom (approx. 3.7 miles away); U.S. Military Jeep (approx. 3.8 miles away); M-41 Walker Bull Dog Light Tank (approx. 3.8 miles away); Centerville, Louisiana (approx. 5.9 miles away); Walker, Louisiana (approx. 6.8 miles away); Macedonia Baptist Church (approx. 7½ miles away); Albany, Louisiana (approx. 10 miles away); Hungarian Settlement (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livingston.
 
Livingston Parish Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 16, 2005
2. Livingston Parish Marker
Livingston Parish Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 2, 2020
3. Livingston Parish Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2015. This page has been viewed 682 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 30, 2015.   3. submitted on May 3, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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