Addis in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Town Of Addis
"Baton Rouge Junction"
December 18, 2009
1. Town Of Addis Marker
Inscription.
Town Of Addis. "Baton Rouge Junction". Addis was founded in 1881 as "Baton Rouge Junction" an important roundhouse on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. From this roundhouse passengers and freight were ferried across the river to Baton Rouge. The Texas and Pacific line was part of the company's transcontinental network designed to connect the East and West coasts via a southern route. Between 1908-1910 citizens changed the town's name to Addis in honor of John Wesley Addis the Superintendent of Motive and Rolling Stock for the Texas and Pacific. In 1915 Addis was proclaimed a municipality by Governor L.E. Hall. George Booksh a Texas and Pacific telegrapher served as first mayor.
Addis was founded in 1881 as "Baton Rouge Junction" an important roundhouse on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. From this roundhouse passengers and freight were ferried across the river to Baton Rouge. The Texas and Pacific line was part of the company's transcontinental network designed to connect the East and West coasts via a southern route. Between 1908-1910 citizens changed the town's name to Addis in honor of John Wesley Addis the Superintendent of Motive and Rolling Stock for the Texas and Pacific. In 1915 Addis was proclaimed a municipality by Governor L.E. Hall. George Booksh a Texas and Pacific telegrapher served as first mayor.
Location. 30° 21.348′ N, 91° 15.598′ W. Marker is in Addis, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. It is at the intersection of Sixth Street and Harris Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Sixth Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Addis LA 70710, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes, in Acadiana Cajun Country, and in Greater Baton Rouge. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Mary's A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Addis Museum (approx. 0.4 miles
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2015. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
