Pentagon Barracks - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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BruceS
N 30° 27.292 W 091° 11.327
15R E 673899 N 3370583
Historical marker with brief history of old barracks in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Waymark Code: WM75P1
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2009
Views: 4
Text of marker:
Pentagon Barracks
Begun in 1819, construction dragged on for five years because of epidemic yellow fever. Its fifth building (hence the name "pentagon") soon collapsed into a pile of bricks. But the remaining structures survived both Civil War bombardment and nearly two centuries of mischief by stationed U.S. Army troops, LSU students, and state legislators who still lodge here while in session.
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
North 3rd Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana United States
70801
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