Baton Rouge and Springfield Public Road, Livingston and East Baton Rouge Parishes, Louisiana
File prepared by D.N. Pardue

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From the book entitled "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study
of Livingston Parish" by the members of the Livingston Parish American
Revolution Bicentennial Committee in cooperation with the Livingston 
Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana American Revolution Bicentennial
Commission, 1976.  Reprinted by permission.  Dedicated to the memory of
Reuben Cooper and Raymond Riggs.

BATON ROUGE AND SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC ROAD  As the name infers, this road connected

the towns of Baton Rouge and Springfield.  It crossed the Amite River at Mrs.

Harrell's Ferry between Sections 54 and 55, T7S-R2E and, after going a short

distance eastward, turned to the southeast and crossed Gray's Creek and Colyell

Creek on its way to Springfield.  On the original claims map, it is clearly

labeled "Baton Rouge and Springfield Road" and is the only road so labeled. (1)

--- Mrs. Anita Durand Buess

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(1) Original Claims Map, State Land Office, Baton Rouge.

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