Scotlandville History Bus Tour

660 North Fourth Street,Baton Rouge LA 70802

29 October, 2021

Description

Join 'Scotlandville Saturdays' for a History Bus Tour exploring locations of prime commerce in Scotlandville history. Join 'Scotlandville Saturdays' for a History Bus Tour exploring locations of prime commerce in Scotlandville history. Tour starts and ends at the Capitol Park Museum. You will see some of the key important locations of business and social life in Scotlandville. This was a small, unincorporated town in East Baton Rouge parish that grew to 30,000 people at its height. In the 1970s, Scotlandville was annexed into the city of Baton Rouge.   The Capitol Park Museum features thematic exhibits on the diverse aspects of Louisiana history, industry and culture. The museum includes two permanent exhibitions, entitled Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation, and Experiencing Louisiana: Discovering the Soul of America.   Topics range from the Louisiana Purchase to Sportsmen's Paradise to Mardi Gras traditions throughout the state. Artifacts include a 48 foot wooden shrimp trawler, a Civil War submarine, a record breaking Marlin, a Krewe of lawnmowers, a New Orleans Lucky Dog cart and musical artifacts from Fats Domino, Buddy Guy, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Aaron Neville and much more!