On Arizona Road (Louisiana Route 806) north of Tower Road, on the right when traveling south.
Donated by Joshua Willis to J. W. Nicholson who organized a private school 1867-1869. Was one of the leading academies in the state. Became public school 1910. Nicholson later president of L. S. U. School. Т.Н. Harris a noted graduate. — — Map (db m138579) HM
On Louisiana Route 9 at Liles Road (Parish Road 140), on the right when traveling north on Louisiana Route 9.
Site of parish site of Claiborne Parish from soon after the parish's creation in 1828 until 1836. First parish jail and courthouse constructed 350 yards east of marker. Named for Samuel Russell who donated the land. — — Map (db m180155) HM
On Louisiana Route 2 0.1 miles east of Buck Green Road, on the left when traveling east.
Cane Ridge
Washington B. Nicholson and Martha Wafer Nicholson arrived in Claiborne Parish in late 1844, and settled at "Parker's Creek," a now-unknown location. In the summer of 1846, they moved to this location, calling it "Cane Ridge." . . . — — Map (db m274255) HM
On U.S. 79 at Hatter Street, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 79.
Haynesville Colored School was built in 1927 on twelve acres of land donated by Verge White. From 1933-1959, the school was named Haynesville Colored High School. The name was changed in 1960 to Carter G. Woodson High School with the class of . . . — — Map (db m180167) HM
On U.S. 79 at Bailey Avenue, on the left when traveling north on U.S. 79.
Near this site the Haynesville Hospital was built in 1925. It moved in 1968 and the old building was torn down. Mr. A. D. Williams designed and Mr. Rayford Ray supervised the construction of this monument as a reminder to all future generations that . . . — — Map (db m263394) HM
On U.S. 79 north of Dawson Street, on the right when traveling north.
AKA pot liquor. Broth made from boiling greens and pork fat. Fed South's hungry by early 1850s. In 1935, Senator Huey Long praised its value. — — Map (db m220563) HM
On White Oak Road 4 miles west of Route 540, on the left when traveling west.
Originally known as Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church. Organized May 21, 1854, with 13 charter members. Present building built on this location in 1877. One of the oldest church buildings in Claiborne Parish. Church reconstituted by ancestors of . . . — — Map (db m296225) HM
On North Main Street at East Main Street, on the left when traveling west on North Main Street.
Built in 1860, this ante-bellum building was the point of departure for Confederate troops during the War Between the States. It is one of the finest examples of Southern expression of Greek Architectural style. — — Map (db m180237) HM
On West Main Street at North Main Street, on the left when traveling south on West Main Street.
In Honor of
the Brave Men and Women
of Clairborne Parish
who served in
World War I
World War II
Korean Conflict
Vietnam War
Desert Storm Gulf War — — Map (db m180238) WM
On Lyons Hill Road 1 mile north of Hill Farm Road, on the right when traveling north.
Homer College (CME)
On December 15, 1879, a committee appointed by Bishop J.E. Bebee of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church of America purchased 80 acres surrounding this marker for the construction of a "colored institution of learning." . . . — — Map (db m246516) HM
On U.S. 79 at West Main Street, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 79.
Hotel Claiborne
The Maritzky Building for the Arts, 1890-1984
Home of Herbert S. Ford Memorial Museum
Placed by the Louisiana Society Colonial Dames
XVII Century — — Map (db m248555) HM
Near South Main Street at West Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Built before 1861, this antebellum building was a point of departure for Confederate troops. It was the site of one or more gun fights during the famous "White Lightning Feud" following the War Between the States. — — Map (db m223760) HM
On Louisiana Route 9 1 mile north of Forest Grove Road, on the left when traveling north.
Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett, the legendary lawman credited with killing "Billy the Kid," was born in Chambers County, Alabama on June 5, 1850. His family immigrated to Claiborne Parish in 1853 and established a large plantation on lands . . . — — Map (db m274251) HM
On St. John Road (Parish Road 173) 0.1 miles north of Buster Johnson Road.
On this site in 1916, the St. John community donated land and logs to construct a Rosenwald school building for the negro children of the community. Earlier schools were established at St. John Missionary Baptist and later a small one room . . . — — Map (db m180161) HM
On State Highway 2 at Arizona Road, on the right when traveling east on State Highway 2.
Thomas H. Harris served as State Superintendent of Education from 1908 to 1940. His tenure was the longest and, arguably, the most successful in the history of Louisiana education. Under his leadership, Louisiana's public school system . . . — — Map (db m274250) HM
On White Lightning Road (Louisiana Route 146/518) at State Park Road, on the right when traveling west on White Lightning Road.
Nickname for this infamous winding road. The site of numerous illegal stills and moonshining before, during, and even after prohibition. — — Map (db m180148) HM
On Arizona Road at Tower Road, on the right when traveling south on Arizona Road.
Prior to 1850 met in log school house at Forest Grove, soon building a church which was moved to Arizona in 1866. Present building replaced it by 1882. Symbol of the faith of our forefathers who carved their homes from the wilderness. — — Map (db m299121) HM
On Friendship Road just west of Wright Road, on the right when traveling west.
From 1965-1937, the Friendship CME Church served as the house of worship in Claiborne Parish where the Claiborne Parish Civic League (CLPL), a local activist organization, met and organized plans to bring fair and just changes throughout the parish . . . — — Map (db m180149) HM
On Louisiana Route 9 0.5 miles north of Corney Lake Boat Ramp Road, on the left when traveling north.
Scottsville. In 1847, Benjamin Scott acquired a forty-acre tract of land located here on the east bank of Corney Bayou. It was the era of steamboat travel and this location, previously known as "Corni Bluff," was the northern-most point of . . . — — Map (db m274254) HM
On Summerfield Highway (Alternate State Highway 2) at Corney Lake Road, on the right when traveling west on Summerfield Highway.
Alabama Methodist Church has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m209818) HM
