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telo118 [61]
4 years ago
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How did Baton Rouge get its name?

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Ilia_Sergeevich [38]4 years ago
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The present name<span> of the city, however, dates back to 1699, when French explorers noted a red cypress tree stripped of </span>its<span> bark that marked the boundary between Houma and Bayou Goula tribal hunting grounds. They called the tree "le </span>baton rouge<span>," or red stick. The native </span>name<span> for the site had been Istrouma.</span>
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