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

Allendale Plantation

 
 
Allendale Plantation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 5, 2015
1. Allendale Plantation Marker
Inscription. Home of second Louisiana Confederate governor Henry Watkins Allen. Purchased from Colonel William Nolan in 1852 for $300,000, which included 125 slaves. House burned by Federal troops during the War.
 
Erected 1959 by West Baton Rouge Historical Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & PoliticsWar, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
 
Location. 30° 29.404′ N, 91° 16.732′ W. Marker is in Port Allen, Louisiana, in West Baton Rouge Parish. Marker is at the intersection of Allendale Road and Ronald Reagan Highway (U.S. 190), on the right when traveling south on Allendale Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Allen LA 70767, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Calumet Plantation (approx. 1˝ miles away); Rosedale Road (approx. 2.6 miles away); James "Slim Harpo" Moore (approx. 3.2 miles away); St. Mark Baptist Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Stone Square Lodge No. 8 (approx. 4.4 miles away); Poplar Grove Plantation (approx. 4˝ miles away); West Baton Rouge Parish Bicentennial (approx. 4.6 miles away); Port Allen High School (1936-1978) / Port Allen Middle School (1979-Present) (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Allen.
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Allendale Plantation Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, September 5, 2015
2. Allendale Plantation Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2015. This page has been viewed 568 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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