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Hungarian Settlement

 
 
Hungarian Settlement Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2015
1. Hungarian Settlement Marker
Inscription. Known as Arpadhon, area is site of largest rural Hungarian settlement in U.S. Settlers attracted here in 1896 by Charles Brakenridge lumber mill. People bought cut-over timber land to farm and raise strawberries.
 
Erected 1975 by Louisiana Tourist Development Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
 
Location. 30° 28.822′ N, 90° 34.76′ W. Marker is in Albany, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It is at the intersection of State Highway 43 and Interstate 12, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 43. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28434 LA-43, Albany LA 70711, 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: Albany, Louisiana (approx. 1½ miles away); Haynes Settlement (approx. 2½ miles away); Springfield Cemetery Cannon (approx. 3.8 miles away); Springfield's Role in West Florida Revolution (approx. 3.9 miles away); Springfield (approx. 4 miles away); Carter Plantation (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Republic of West Florida (approx. 5.1 miles away); Friendship Circle (approx. 7 miles away).
 
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Hungarian Settlement Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2015
2. Hungarian Settlement Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2015. This page has been viewed 1,480 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 11, 2026