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

Dutch Highlands

1784-c.1880

April 16, 2016

1. Dutch Highlands Marker

Inscription. Ben Hur Road to Seigan Lane first area settled under Spain by Germans, upon signing of treaty by England and Spain. Where road began. Georg Kleinpeter site, original claimant. Leader in agriculture who grew sugar cane with success, first time on high land; built first cotton gin, 1790. His son John Baptiste, erected first steam sugar mill on high land, 1832.

Erected by City and Parish of East Baton Rouge & Foundation for Historical Louisiana.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 21.92′ N, 91° 7.05′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in South Baton Rouge. It is on Highland Road (State Highway 42) west of Renee Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70810, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Swamp Age (approx. 0.7 miles away); BREC's Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bluebonnet Swamp (approx. 0.8 miles away); Upland Hardwoods (approx. 0.8 miles away); William Bartram Trail

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Bayou Fountain (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named William Bartram Trail (approx. 3.1 miles away); Germain Bergeron House (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

April 16, 2016

2. Dutch Highlands Marker

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