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Historical Markers in Bogalusa, Louisiana
Franklinton is the parish seat for Washington Parish
Bogalusa is in Washington Parish
Washington Parish (13) ►
ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON PARISH
St. Tammany Parish (51) ►
Tangipahoa Parish (32) ►
Marion County, Mississippi (15) ►
Pearl River County, Mississippi (9) ►
Pike County, Mississippi (45) ►
Walthall County, Mississippi (8) ►
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ADJACENT TO WASHINGTON PARISH
St. Tammany Parish (51) ►
Tangipahoa Parish (32) ►
Marion County, Mississippi (15) ►
Pearl River County, Mississippi (9) ►
Pike County, Mississippi (45) ►
Walthall County, Mississippi (8) ►
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1 ► Louisiana, Washington Parish, Bogalusa — A. Z. Young's Home - Civil Rights Leader —  |
| While serving as the President of the historic Bogalusa Civic and Voters League (The League), Dr. A. Z. Young, a noted Civil Rights Leader, Luminary & Icon, led the historic 1967 nine day Civil Rights March from Bogalusa to Baton Rouge Protected . . . — — Map (db m175900) HM | |||
| 2 ► Louisiana, Washington Parish, Bogalusa — At This Very Site — |
| At this very site, along the banks of the Bogue Lusa "Black Water" Creek, in 1906, this Great Southern Lumber Company's tent Colony marked the birthplace of the City of Bogalusa. — — Map (db m110264) HM | |||
| 3 ► Louisiana, Washington Parish, Bogalusa — Bogalusa's Birthplace — |
| City was born in 1906 just west of here on Bogue Lusa Creek bank when tents were set for 1st campsite of Great Southern Lumber Co. Portable sawmill was erected to cut lumber to build town and what became world's largest sawmill. — — Map (db m103248) HM | |||
| 4 ► Louisiana, Washington Parish, Bogalusa — Robert "Bob" Hicks House — Making Rights Real — Louisiana Civil Rights Trail — |
| The Robert "Bob" Hicks House served as a base of operations for the Bogalusa Civil Rights Movement. It was a safe place for civil rights workers and an emergency medical triage station. The breakfast room became the communications center for the . . . — — Map (db m226167) HM | |||
| 5 ► Louisiana, Washington Parish, Bogalusa — Robert "Bob" Hicks/ Robert "Bob" Hicks Street — (Feb. 20, 1929 - Apr. 13, 2010) — |
| Side 1 Fueled by discriminatory practices & violent intimidation that permeated his community, threatened his family & friends, Mr. Hicks developed an unquenchable thirst for justice & equality. He "sparked the spirits" of people & . . . — — Map (db m103257) HM | |||
| 6 ► Louisiana, Washington Parish, Bogalusa — The Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church — Matthew 5:16 — |
| The Greater Ebenezer Baptist Church has been utilized in support of community and civil rights activities prior and since the historic 1960s Civil Rights Movement. The only church in the Bogalusa community that permitted assembly of grassroots . . . — — Map (db m144422) HM | |||