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It sits on the Mississippi across the river from the sugar plantations that gave the area the name "Sugar Bowl of America" |
Baton Rouge
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$2,000 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
2014-07-25 |
#6890 |
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Huey Long'sgravehas an honored place on the grounds of this city's capital building |
Baton Rouge
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$800 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
2013-11-11 |
#6706 |
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In 1849 it replaced New Orleans as a state capital |
Baton Rouge
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$1,200 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
2007-10-11 |
#5309 |
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The farthest inland deep-water port on the Mississippi River, it became Louisiana's capital in 1849 |
Baton Rouge
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$400 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
2004-02-13 |
#4480 |
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Its name is French for "red stick" |
Baton Rouge
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$400 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
2003-02-24 |
#4261 |
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Huey Long was shot at the state capitol in this city in 1935 |
Baton Rouge
DD
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$500 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
2001-11-05 |
#3951 |
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The name of this capital is French for "red stick" |
Baton Rouge
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$400 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1999-05-03 |
#3386 |
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Now a museum, the old Governor's Mansion in this capital was constructed by Huey P. Long in 1930 |
Baton Rouge
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$300 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1999-03-02 |
#3342 |
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It's Louisiana's second largest city & its capital |
Baton Rouge
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$100 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1997-12-25 |
#3069 |
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Magnolia Mound Plantation, an old Creole home, is a tourist attraction in this city |
Baton Rouge
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$300 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1997-10-09 |
#3014 |
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Assassinated in this city in 1935, Huey P. Long is buried on the Capitol grounds |
Baton Rouge
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$600 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
1996-09-19 |
#2769 |
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This capital is located in a region long inhabited by the Houma & Bayou Goula Native American groups |
Baton Rouge
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$600 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
1996-07-12 |
#2750 |
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Sugar plantations across the Mississippi from this capital form an area known as the "Sugar Bowl of America" |
Baton Rouge
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$500 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1995-11-24 |
#2585 |
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Built in 1792, St. Joseph's Cathedral is the oldest church in this Louisiana capital |
Baton Rouge
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$100 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1994-11-25 |
#2355 |
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The World Book Encyclopedia's article on this city is next to one about baton twirling |
Baton Rouge
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$300 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1993-10-20 |
#2098 |
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It's the state capital in which Huey Long is buried |
Baton Rouge
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$200 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1992-11-16 |
#1886 |
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It was named for a red post at a boundary between the hunting grounds of 2 Indian tribes |
Baton Rouge (Louisiana)
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$500 |
J |
STATE CAPITALS |
1989-03-15 |
#1053 |
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French found a "red stick" which was border between 2 Indian tribes at this state capital site |
Baton Rouge
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$400 |
DJ |
STATE CAPITALS |
1985-02-13 |
#113 |