Baton Rouge, a city, the capital of Louisiana and of East Baton Rouge parish, is situated on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 130 miles above New Orleans. It is on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley R., and is built on a bluff which is about 25 feet above the river when the water is at its highest stage, and commands a fine view of the river and surrounding plantations. This city was the capital of the state from 1849 till 1864, when the seat of government was removed to New Or leans, where it remained until re-established at Baton Rouge, March 1, 1880, by a provision of the constitution of 1879. Baton Rouge contains the state capitol, a state prison, an institution for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind (which was founded by the state in 1852), and a state agricultural experiment station, and is the seat of the State University, which was formerly at Alexandria. The city's industries comprise manufactories of lumber, cotton-seed products, sugar, and ice. The surrounding district produces large quantities of cotton, sugar, and corn. A national cemetery is located here. Pop. In 1890, 10,478; in 1900, 11,269.
Baton Rouge, a city, the capital of Louisiana and of East Baton Rouge parish, is situated on the east bank of the Mississippi River, about 130 miles above New Orleans. It is on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley R., and is built on a bluff which is about 25 feet above the river when the water is at its highest stage, and commands a fine view of the river and surrounding plantations. This city was the capital of the state from 1849 till 1864, when the seat of government was removed to New Or leans, where it remained until re-established at Baton Rouge, March 1, 1880, by a provision of the constitution of 1879. Baton Rouge contains the state capitol, a state prison, an institution for the education of the deaf, dumb, and blind (which was founded by the state in 1852), and a state agricultural experiment station, and is the seat of the State University, which was formerly at Alexandria. The city's industries comprise manufactories of lumber, cotton-seed products, sugar, and ice. The surrounding district produces large quantities of cotton, sugar, and corn. A national cemetery is located here. Pop. In 1890, 10,478; in 1900, 11,269.
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