Harahan in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
City Of Harahan
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 4, 2016
1. City Of Harahan Marker
Erected 2007 by Jefferson Parish Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
Location. 29° 56.31′ N, 90° 11.588′ W. Marker is in Harahan, Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish. It is on Jefferson Highway (State Highway 48) 0.1 miles north of Oak Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Located in front of Harahan City Police Station. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6441 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans LA 70123, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the River Parishes and in Greater New Orleans. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tchoupitoulas Plantation (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wedell - Williams Airport Site (approx. one mile away); Huey P. Long Bridge, Louisiana (approx. 1.4 miles away); Whitehall Plantation Home (approx. 1.8 miles away); Parish of Jefferson (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pops Park (approx. 2.1 miles away); Avondale~Waggaman (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pops Stroman Memorial Park (approx. 2.1 miles away).
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, March 4, 2016
2. City Of Harahan Marker
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