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Red Stick Commemorative Sculpture of Baton Rouge
Stacy
Posted On 08/06/2025 10:53:09
Louisiana | Baton Rouge | Mississippi River | Scott's Bluff | Southern University | Red Stick | Houma Indians | Bayougoula Indians | History
According to legend, the land on Scott's Bluff beside the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana had been occupied by two Indian tribes. A conflict over the "ownership" of hunting grounds between the Houma and Bayougoula Tribes was settled and a pole made of cypress wood was used to mark the boundary. It is said that explorers later dubbed the pole "le baton rouge". Although the original stick is long since gone, a Red Stick sculpture now stands at the same point.
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I knew that the translation of "Baton Rouge" from French to English was "Red Stick". I had no idea that there was a commemorative stick in the city nor anything about the meaning of the name.
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