Kansas City Southern Railroad Depot

The Mission Revival style Kansas City Southern Depot opened in 1916. It symbolizes the great Vernon Parish lumber boom of the early 20th century. Closed in 1968, Kansas City Southern leased the Depot to Vernon Parish. Placed on the National ...

First Fighting at Fort Clinton

Erected June 25 1921

When The British Attacked Forts

Clinton And Montgomery Oct. 6 1777

The First Fighting Occurred Over

The Outworks Located At This Point

Gen. Geo. Clinton Commanded the American Forces

Sir Henry Clinton Commanded the British Forces

Great Louisiana Maneuvers

The United States Army GHQ (General Headquarters) Maneuvers of 1941, were the largest training exercises ever conducted by the U.S. Army. From the maneuvers, the U.S. learned valuable lessons in military strategy which would help it succeed in W.W. II. ...

Dreamland Theatre

Circa 1915

Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on 3rd Street north of East Texas Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First National Bank

Circa 1907

Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and East Lula Street, on the left when traveling north on 3rd Street.

Courtesy ...

Stephen Tyng Mather

July 4, 1887 - Jan. 22, 1930

He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end ...

39th Illinois Veteran Volunteers

On 16 Aug. 1864, Federal infantry stormed Confederate earthworks nearby, in the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. The 39th Illinois helped lead the assault. Pvt. Henry M. Hardenbergh, of Bremen Township, the color bearer, served in Co. G, called the ...

Sad Reunion

On 16 August 1864 Confederate Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss, Jr., was killed near here attempting to evade capture during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. As troops of the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry removed his epaulets, sash, and saber, Union ...

The Jewish Cemetery

The earliest known Jewish settler in the Alexandria-Pineville area was Henry Michael Hyams, whose name appears in the 1830 census. The earliest grave marker identifiable on this site tells that Augusta Bernstein, daughter of Samuel Bernstein, was buried here after ...

The Guaranty Eagles

Carved of Indiana limestone, originally a part of the Guaranty Bank Building constructed in 1921. Salvaged in 1965 during a major building remodeling, and returned to Guaranty in 1981.

Marker is at the intersection of Murray Street and 4th Street, on ...