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

First Air Mail Flight

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

1. First Air Mail Flight Marker

Inscription. The first official air mail flight between cities in the United States landed on the LSU athletic field April 10, 1912. After taking off from the City Park Race Course in New Orleans, aviator George Mestache flew a monoplane with a 32-pound pouch of letters bearing a special air mail cancellation to a temporary post office set up here.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 10, 1819.

Location. 30° 27.378′ N, 91° 11.36′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It is on State Capitol Drive east of River Road (Business U.S. 61), on the left when traveling east. 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 Spanish Fort (within shouting distance of this marker); The State Capitol (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pentagon Barracks (about 300 feet away); Pentagon Buildings (about 300 feet away); Baton Rouge (about 300

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feet away); Battle Of Baton Rouge, 1862 (about 300 feet away); Ole War Skule (about 400 feet away); Capitol Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

2. First Air Mail Flight Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2015. This page has been viewed 868 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 21, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.