Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Highland Cemetery

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 26, 2016

1. Highland Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Oldest surviving cemetery in Baton Rouge. Dedicated by George Garig as a burial ground in 1813 and deeded to St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in 1819. This cemetery holds the remains of American Revolutionary War soldiers Armand Duplantier and Pierre Joseph de Favrot and their descendants as well as many veterans of the War of 1812.

Erected 2004 by Isaac Monet Chapter - Louisiana Society National Society of Dames XVII Century.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.

Location. 30° 24.298′ N, 91° 10.329′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It can be reached from Oxford Avenue 0.1 miles south of East Parker Boulevard, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70808, 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 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: "Hill of the Fountains" (here, next to this marker); Josephine Favrot (here, next to this marker); March Of Galvez (here, next to this marker); Francoise Gerard

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(a few steps from this marker); Philogene Joseph de Favrot (a few steps from this marker); Anthony Peniston (a few steps from this marker); Albert Florestan Aucoin (a few steps from this marker); Gabriel Armand Allard Du Plantier (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Also see . . . Historic Highland Cemetery. (Submitted on March 7, 2016.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 26, 2016

2. Highland Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2016. This page has been viewed 772 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.