History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana in photos A small historical reference Geography: Date of foundation: 1699 History: Population: 229 553 Sights: Aerial View of Downtown Baton Rouge, 1967 Aerial view of the Prince Hall Masonic Temple and the 1300 block of North Boulevard, circa 1969 Bird's Eye View of Baton Rouge, looking east from St. Joseph Church down Main Street, 1900 Bird's Eye View of Baton Rouge, looking west from St. Joseph Church down Main Street, 1900 Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue Catholic High School, 411 North Street, demolished in August 1967, photo 1930 Coaling Admiral Farragut's fleet at Baton Rouge, 1862 Court House Under Construction, 1928 Docks, 1928 Fire Department and members of the Boy Scouts participate in flood relief work in 1927 First Baptist Church, 501 Convention Street, 1927 Flood scene on Main Street between Front Street and Lafayette Street, 1897 Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street Hackbury Hall, 1938 High School, 1906 High School, 1928 Ironclad USS Essex, 1862 Military academy, between 1880 and 1897 Old State Capitol Building Parish Courthouse, East Baton Rouge, 200 St. Louis Street, 1926 Port Hudson, 1862 The capitol, between 1880 and 1897 The Levee, between 1910 and 1920 US sloop of war Richmond, 1863

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