Salem Baptist Church - Watson, LA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member scrambler390
N 30° 37.667 W 090° 50.798
15R E 706391 N 3390328
Located close to Watson, on State Highway 63, in northern Livingston Parsih.
Waymark Code: WM94EC
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/27/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dh2000dh
Views: 5

Marker in bad shape, but readable. Marker text states
Organized September 11, 1854, by elders J.L. Simpson and George H. Washington. Oldest church in the old 8th Ward. Church was a public school in early 1900's. Destroyed by storms in 1908-1909. Served by Old Fields P.O. 1856-1935.
Erected by Livingston Parish Police Jury - 1975.
Marker Name: Salem Baptist Church

Marker Type: Roadside

What does marker relate to?: Building

Year Erected or Date Dedicated: 01/01/1975

Parish: Livingston

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