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

Spanish Town

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 11, 2015

1. Spanish Town Marker

Inscription. East of this point was Spanish Town, laid out in 1805 by Carlos GrandPré, Governor of Spanish West Florida for the Canary Islanders from Galvez Town that they might continue to live on Spanish soil and help defend the forts. Spanish Town Road is now Boyd Avenue.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 30° 27.277′ N, 91° 11.149′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North 5th Street and Spanish Town Road, on the right when traveling north on North 5th Street. 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

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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: LSU Former Campus (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Weiss House (about 400 feet away); Old Arsenal Museum (about 700 feet away); Site of the Shiloh Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Site of the Shilow Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named Spanish Town (about 700 feet away); Zachary Taylor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arsenal Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Huey Long Grave (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

More about this marker. Boyd Ave, as described in marker, has since been renamed Spanish Town Road.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 11, 2015

2. Spanish Town Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 13, 2015. This page has been viewed 672 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 13, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.