Town Of Addis "Baton Rouge Junction"
N 30° 21.346 W 091° 15.597
15R E 667234 N 3359491
Located on Louisiana Highway 1 in front of the Addis Town Hall complex.
Waymark Code: WM7XWB
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2009
Views: 6
Erected by the Town of Addis. Marker Text states
Addis was founded in 1881 as "Baton Rouge Junction" an important roundhouse on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. From this roundhouse passangers and freight were ferried across the river to Baton Rouge. The Texas and Pacific line was part of the company's transcontinental network designed to connect the East and West coasts via a southern route. Between 1908-1910 citizens changed the town's name to Addis in honor of John Wesley Addis the Superintendent of Motive and Rolling Stock for the Texas and Pacific. In 1915 Addis was proclaimed a municipality
by Governor L.E. Hall. George Booksh a Texas and Pacific telegrapher served as first Mayor.
Marker Name: Town of Addis
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: City/Parish/State
Parish: West Baton Rouge
Link to more information:: Not listed
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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