Downtown in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Site of the Shiloh Baptist Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

1. Site of the Shiloh Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. On July 7, 1872, Rev. George Bird and the congregation of Shiloh Church dedicated the cornerstone of their new frame church on this site. For more than forty years the Church occupied a prominent place in the life of Spanish Town. In March 1918 this property was sold and a new church constructed on S. 14th Street.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1918.

Location. 30° 27.288′ N, 91° 11.018′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Spanish Town Road and North Seventh Street, on the left when traveling east on Spanish Town Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Site of the Shilow Baptist Church (here, next to this marker); Site of the Weiss House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Castro Carazo (about 600 feet away); Spanish Town (about 700 feet away); Piño House (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Spanish Town (approx. 0.2 miles away);

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Louisiana Gold Star Families Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Arsenal (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Stewart-Dougherty House (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2015. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 40 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 18, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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