Tallulah in Madison Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Tallulah

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

1. Tallulah Marker

Inscription. Tallulah was founded in 1857. In 1862 it was an important telegraph and railroad station on the Vicksburg, Shreveport, and Texas Railroad. On August 18, 1862, the depot, telegraph office, and several cars were destroyed by a small detachment of Federal troops under Col. W.D. Bowen. The depot contained a large amount of sugar and supplies for the Confederate Army.

Erected 1962 by Louisiana Civil War Centennial Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Grant’s March Through Louisiana series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 18, 1862.

Location. 32° 24.465′ N, 91° 11.237′ W. Marker is in Tallulah, Louisiana, in Madison Parish. It is at the intersection of North Cedar Street (U.S. 65) and Depot Street, on the right when traveling south on North Cedar Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 North Cedar Street, Tallulah LA 71282, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

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 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Madison Parish Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); Rufus "Rip" Wimberly (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Scottland Plantation House

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(approx. 0.6 miles away); Schicker Mound (approx. 0.6 miles away); Burning of Richmond (approx. 2.1 miles away); Skirmish at Richmond (approx. 2.1 miles away); Crescent Plantation (approx. 3 miles away); Grant’s March (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tallulah.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Tallulah Louisiana. (Submitted on October 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Talulah Marker & Parish Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

2. Talulah Marker & Parish Courthouse

Talulah Marker & nearby railroad tracks. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

3. Talulah Marker & nearby railroad tracks.

View looking west on Depot Street at tracks. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

4. View looking west on Depot Street at tracks.

The view north on U.S. 65 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 17, 2015

5. The view north on U.S. 65

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,319 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 21, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.