Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Mississippi River Old Ferry Landing

Port Allen - Baton Rouge Site

— 1820-1968 —

Mississippi River Old Ferry Landing Marker image. Click for full size.

September 5, 2015

1. Mississippi River Old Ferry Landing Marker

Inscription. Horses and wagons first used the ferry, then gradually giving way to cars and trucks. Pedestrian traffic was always an important part of the ferry service. At one time all east-west traffic traveling on U.S. 190 crossed the Mississippi River at this site.

Erected 2003 by City of Port Allen.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 30° 27.16′ N, 91° 12.133′ W. Marker is in Port Allen, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of Court Street (State Highway 987-4) and South River Road (State Highway 987-5) when traveling east. Located on top of Mississippi River levee in the Old Ferry Landing Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Allen LA 70767, 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 walking distance of this marker: Mississippi River (a few steps from this marker); Louisiana Purchase - West Baton Rouge Early History (a few steps from this marker); Bridging Communities (within shouting distance of this marker); Oaks Plantation (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gear from Cinclare Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Third Parish Courthouse

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Port Allen Prisoner-Of-War Sub-Camp No. 7 (approx. 0.6 miles away); West Baton Rouge Parish Bicentennial (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Allen.

September 5, 2015

2. Mississippi River Old Ferry Landing Marker

September 5, 2015

3. Mississippi River Old Ferry Landing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2017. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2015. This page has been viewed 854 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.