Covington in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Columbia Street Landing

Birthplace of Covington

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 10, 2016

1. Columbia Street Landing Marker

Inscription. An active harbor where schooners and steamers once docked. Established in the early 1800's, providing a vital link to other river cities transporting cotton, lumber, bricks, whiskey and mail.
Oyster luggers brought fresh oysters regularly through the late 1930's.
Many early settlers of the community arrived at this destination.

Erected 1995 by St. Tammany Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 28.445′ N, 90° 5.639′ W. Marker is in Covington, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. It can be reached from North Columbia Street south of East Rutland Street, on the right. Located in the Columbia Street Landing park at the foot of Columbia Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 North Columbia Street, Covington LA 70433, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Florida 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 walking distance of this marker: Columbia Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Covington Bank and Trust Building (about 600 feet away); The Southern Hotel (about 700 feet away); Courthouse Square and Historic Oaks (about 700 feet away); Christ Episcopal Church

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(about 700 feet away); H.J. Smith and Sons Hardware and Museum (approx. 0.2 miles away); Public "Ox Lot" Parking (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bogue Falaya Wayside Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Covington.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 10, 2016

2. Columbia Street Landing Marker

Columbia Street Landing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, June 14, 2022

3. Columbia Street Landing

Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2016, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,410 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2016. 3. submitted on June 15, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.