The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Prior to 19th century[edit]
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- 1721 – Fort established by French.[1]
- 1763 – Period of British West Florida begins.
- 1779 – September: Battle of Baton Rouge at Fort New Richmond, during the Gulf Coast campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
- 1783 – Period of Spanish West Florida officially begins; Baton Rouge fort has been renamed Fort San Carlos.
19th century[edit]
- 1805 – Spanish Town, first residential area, is established.
- 1806 – Beauregard Town, second neighborhood, is established.
- 1810 – Baton Rouge becomes part of the Republic of West Florida in September,[2] but by December the republic is annexed by the U.S. into the Territory of Orleans, which in 1812 becomes the state of Louisiana.
- 1812-1815 – War of 1812, including the Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans
- 1817 – Town incorporated.[3]
- 1819 – Baton-Rouge Gazette newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1833 – State Library of Louisiana headquartered in Baton Rouge.[5]
- 1835 – Louisiana State Penitentiary in operation.[6]
- 1842 – Democratic Advocate newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1849 – Baton Rouge becomes capital of Louisiana.[3]
- 1850 – First Capitol building constructed.[7]
- 1852 – Louisiana Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind[8] and Magnolia Cemetery established.
- 1860 – Andrew Lytle photography studio in business.[9][10]
- 1861 – January 23: Louisiana secession convention held.[7]
- 1862
- May 12: City occupied by U.S. federal troops.[7]
- August 5: Battle of Baton Rouge (1862).[11]
- 1867 – Baton Rouge National Cemetery established.
- 1868 – St. Joseph's Academy founded.[12]
- 1869 – Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana relocated to Baton Rouge.[13]
- 1870 – Seminary renamed "Louisiana State University".[13]
- 1877 – Synagogue dedicated.[14]
- 1882 – State capital returns to Baton Rouge,[1] following the Reconstruction Era.
- 1897 – Audubon Sugar School of Louisiana State University founded.[12]
20th century[edit]
- 1905 – Daily State newspaper in publication.[4]
- 1909 – Baton Rouge Refinery commissioned.
- 1914 – Southern University relocates to Scotlandville, along Scott's Bluff facing the Mississippi River in North Baton Rouge.
- 1916 – Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge established.[15]
- 1923 – Baton Rouge General Hospital active.[16]
- 1924 – Community Coffee in business.
- 1926
- New Louisiana State University campus dedicated.[13]
- Baton Rouge High School and Arcade Theatre[17] built.
- Louisiana Municipal Association headquartered in Baton Rouge.[citation needed]
- 1928
- City Park Golf Course opens.
- Louisiana State University's College of Commerce established.
- 1929 – State Theater built.[17]
- 1932 – Current Louisiana State Capitol inaugurated.[8]
- 1934 - WJBO radio begins broadcasting.[18]
- 1935 – Huey P. Long assassinated.[8]
- 1939 – East Baton Rouge Parish Library established.
- 1940
- 1944 – Piccadilly Restaurant in business.
- 1947
- City and Parish of East Baton Rouge consolidated.
- Baton Rouge Civic Symphony Orchestra active.[11]
- H. J. Wilson Co. in business.
- 1950 – Population: 125,629.[20]
- 1953
- June 20–28: Baton Rouge bus boycott held during Civil Rights Movement.[7][11]
- WAFB-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[21]
- 1955 – WBRZ-TV begins broadcasting.[21]
- 1960
- Baton Rouge sit-ins, marches, and demonstrations by Southern University students during the Civil Rights Movement.[22]
- Broadmoor High School founded.
- Population: 152,419.[20]
- 1961 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge established.[23]
- 1962
- 1963 – Foundation for Historical Louisiana headquartered in Baton Rouge.[26]
- 1964 – Baton Rouge Chapter of the Links established.[22]
- 1970
- Baton Rouge Zoo established near city.[27]
- Population: 165,963.[20]
- 1974 – One American Place (hi-rise) built.
- 1976 – Cortana Mall Cinema in business.[28]
- 1978 – Comité des Archives de la Louisiane founded.[29]
- 1979 – Louisiana Association of Museums headquartered in city.[29]
- 1980 - Population: 219,419.[20]
- 1981 – LSU Hilltop Arboretum established.[30]
- 1982 – City and Parish of East Baton Rouge governments merged.
- 1986 – Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge established near city.
- 1987 - Richard Baker becomes U.S. representative for Louisiana's 6th congressional district.[31][relevant?]
- 1990 – Population: 219,531.[20]
- 1997
- Mall of Louisiana in business.
- Datta Temple & Hall of Trinity consecrated.[32][33]
- 1998 – City website online.[34][35]
21st century[edit]
- 2001: Bobby Simpson becomes mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish.[relevant?]
- 2005
- August 29: Hurricane Katrina.
- First African-American, Kip Holden, becomes mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish.
- Shaw Center for the Arts opens.
- 2007: Cinemark 16 Perkins Rowe (cinema) in business.[28]
- 2010: Population: 229,493 city;[36] 440,171 parish.
- 2011: Cedric Richmond becomes U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.[37][relevant?]
- 2012
- April: Exxon Baton Rouge Refinery pipeline oil spill.
- June 14: Exxon Baton Rouge Refinery benzene leak.
- 2016
- July 5: Alton Sterling was fatally shot by a police officer, which led to protests in Baton Rouge.
- July 9: Protest against police violence.[38]
- July 17: 2016 shooting of Baton Rouge police officers
- August: 2016 Louisiana floods submerge thousands of homes throughout the parish
See also[edit]
- History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- List of mayors of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Other cities in Louisiana:
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Leon E. Seltzer, ed. (1952), Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, New York: Columbia University Press, p. 174, OL 6112221M
- ^ Florence M. Jumonville (2002). "Chronology of Louisiana History". Louisiana History: An Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-28240-9.
- ^ a b Federal Writers' Project 1941, p. 250: "Baton Rouge"
- ^ a b c "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Nobles 2000.
- ^ a b c d "Louisiana: A History Timeline". Louisiana Educational Television Authority. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c Federal Writers' Project 1941, pp. 693–703: "Chronology"
- ^ Mark Martin (2006). "An Eye of Silver: Andrew D. Lytle, Baton Rouge Photographer, 1858–1917". Louisiana History. 47 (3): 333–366. JSTOR 4234203.
- ^ Hill Memorial Library, Special Collections. "Online Exhibitions". Louisiana State University. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b c "KnowLA Encyclopedia of Louisiana". Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b Patterson, Homer L. (1932). Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 29. Chicago. hdl:2027/uc1.b3970358.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c "History of LSU". Louisiana State University. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Baton Rouge, Louisiana". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ Proceedings of the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. Vol. 8. Louisiana State University. 1917.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Baton Rouge General History and Timeline". Baton Rouge General. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b "Historic Theatre Inventory". Maryland, USA: League of Historic American Theatres. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Louisiana", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
- ^ Robin Roberts (ed.). "Timeline of Louisiana Women's History". Louisiana State University. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19.
- ^ a b c d e Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ^ a b Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Louisiana", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
- ^ a b "Our African American Legacy". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, "Chronology", King Encyclopedia, Stanford University, retrieved March 29, 2017
- ^ "Finding Aids for Collections in the Baton Rouge Room". East Baton Rouge Parish Library. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "Foundation for Historical Louisiana". Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Vernon N. Kisling, Jr., ed. (2001). "Zoological Gardens of the United States (chronological list)". Zoo and Aquarium History. USA: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-3924-5.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Baton Rouge, LA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ a b American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Louisiana: Baton Rouge". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0759100020.
- ^ "Garden Search: United States of America: Louisiana". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Louisiana". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1987. hdl:2027/uc1.l0063588560.
- ^ "Datta Temple & Hall of Trinity". Baton Rouge. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Pluralism Project. "Baton Rouge, Louisiana". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ "City-Parish Gets Wired", The Advocate, January 31, 1998
- ^ "Official Website of Baton Rouge". Archived from the original on 1998-12-02 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Baton Rouge (city), Louisiana". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 13, 2005. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- ^ Black Lives Matter Activist Arrested at Baton Rouge Protest, ABC News, July 10, 2016
Bibliography[edit]
- Published in the 19th century
- "Baton Rouge". Commercial Directory of the Western States. St. Louis: Richard Edwards. 1867.
- "Mississippi River: Baton Rouge". James' River Guide ... Mississippi Valley. Cincinnati: U.P. James. 1871.
- Published in the 20th century
- "Baton Rouge". Automobile Blue Book. USA. 1919.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Federal Writers' Project (1941). "Baton Rouge". Louisiana: a Guide to the State. American Guide Series. NY: Hastings House. hdl:2027/uc1.$b727648. ISBN 9780403021697.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) + Chronology - Wm. L. Richter (1969). "Slavery in Baton Rouge, 1820–1860". Louisiana History. 10 (2): 125–145. JSTOR 4231058.
- Sidney Tobin (1969). "The Early New Deal in Baton Rouge as Viewed by the Daily Press". Louisiana History. 10 (4): 307–337. JSTOR 4231090.
- Meyers, Rose. A History of Baton Rouge, 1699–1812 (1976)
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Baton Rouge", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- George Thomas Kurian (1994), "Baton Rouge", World Encyclopedia of Cities, vol. 1: North America, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, OL 1431653M (fulltext via Open Library)
- Published in the 21st century
- Connie H. Nobles (2000). "Gazing upon the Invisible: Women and Children at the Old Baton Rouge Penitentiary". American Antiquity. 65 (1): 5–14. doi:10.2307/2694805. JSTOR 2694805. S2CID 146836012.
- "Plantation Country: Baton Rouge", Louisiana & the Deep South, Lonely Planet, 2001, ISBN 9781864502169, OL 22985322M (fulltext via Open Library)
- Florence M. Jumonville (2002). "East Baton Rouge". Louisiana History: An Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood. p. 524+. ISBN 978-0-313-28240-9.
- "Baton Rouge/E.B.R. Parish, LA". U.S. City Open Data Census. Sunlight Foundation and Open Knowledge International. 2018. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018.
External links[edit]
- "Baton Rouge Room". East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
- "Directories & Phonebooks: Baton Rouge". Louisiana History Research Tools. Research Guides. Louisiana State University Libraries.
- "(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)". Louisiana Digital Library. Louisiana State University Libraries Digital Services.
- Items related to Baton Rouge, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
- "Baton Rouge History". Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections: Manuscript Subject Guides. Louisiana State University Libraries.