Roosevelt
N 32° 34.232 W 091° 10.931
15S E 670642 N 3605135
This historical marker is located along U.S. Highway 65 in the small community of Roosevelt, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM8HBD
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2010
Views: 11
The marker text reads as follows:
Originally named O’Hara’s Switch. Renamed Roosevelt in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt, who hunted bear in the area in October, 1907. He recorded his adventures here in an article entitled "In the Louisiana Canebrakes."
Erected by Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism 1982
Marker Name: Roosevelt
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: City/Parish/State
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: 01/01/1982
Parish: East Carroll
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