Historical Markers and War Memorials in Zachary, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the parish seat for East Baton Rouge Parish
Zachary is in East Baton Rouge Parish
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Near Port Hickey Road (State Highway 3113) 1.9 miles west of Samuels Road (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling west.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. Government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m93325) HM
On Old Scenic Highway (State Highway 964) at Plains-Port Hudson Road, on the right when traveling north on Old Scenic Highway.
On May 21, 1863, a two-story building near this site housing Young’s store and the Plains Masonic Lodge was the center of a battle between Colonel William R. Miles’ Legion comprised of Confederate troops from Louisiana and units of General C.C. . . . — — Map (db m93475) HM
On Port Hickey Road (State Highway 3113) 1.6 miles west of Samuels Road (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling west.
We will not forget
those who served our
country and gave all…
Greater love hath no man
than this that a man
lay down his life for
his friend…
John 15:13 — — Map (db m93327) WM
On Port Hickey Road at Port Hudson Cemetery Road (State Highway 3113), on the right when traveling west on Port Hickey Road.
This Tree Dedicated by the Veterans Administration in 1976 to America's Medal of Honor Recipients who helped Make this Bicentennial Observance possible by Gallantry Above and Beyond the Call of Duty. — — Map (db m129212) WM
On Port Hudson Cemetery Road (State Highway 3113) at Port Hickey Road, on the right when traveling west on Port Hudson Cemetery Road.
Fall of Port Hudson In May 1863, Union Gen. Nathaniel Banks landed 30,000 soldiers at Bayou Sara north of Port Hudson. A force of 7,500 men commanded by Confederate Gen. Franklin Gardner held the Mississippi River stronghold. General Banks' . . . — — Map (db m129210) HM
On Old Scenic Highway (State Highway 964) at Church Street (State Highway 64), on the right when traveling south on Old Scenic Highway.
Seven miles west is site of anchor fort controlling Mississippi. Here 6500 Confederates held 30,000 Union troops May 21 until July 8, 1863. Fall of Port Hudson opened river, hastening fall of Confederacy. — — Map (db m91993) HM
On Old Scenic Highway (State Highway 964) north of Church Street (Highway 64), on the right when traveling north.
Delegates from the Districts of Baton Rouge, Feliciana, St. Helena and Tangipahoa-Tchefuncte met near here on July 25-27 and August 13-15, 1810, John Rhea presiding, and set forth their grievances under Spanish rule. The meeting led to the . . . — — Map (db m132956) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 64) at Scotlandville-Zachary Highway (State Highway 19), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
Although several families settled in this area as early as the latter part of the eighteenth century, the community of Zachary was not established until 1884 when the Louisville, New Orleans, and Texas Railroad located a station on the farm of . . . — — Map (db m132844) HM