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Music History Sites in St. Martin Parish, LA

Opera houses, dance halls, bandstands and studios, the places where the area's music was played, heard and recorded.

Every region holds some piece of the country's story. St. Martin Parish is one of 64 counties in Louisiana. The markers and register listings are where those pieces are written down, and the closest ones to St. Martin Parish, LA are listed below.

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On the record near St. Martin Parish, LA

The 11 nearest

11 listed sites on the record match music history sites within 300 miles of St. Martin Parish, LA, out of 102 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 23 listed sites carry St. Martin Parish as their county.

Winans, Fonville, Studio42 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Building · Baton Rouge · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
Rapides Opera House83 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Building · Alexandria · listed 1981National Register of Historic Places
4770 Music Street108 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Building · New Orleans · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park108 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Site · New Orleans · listed 1994National Register of Historic Places
Grand Opera House 1894189 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Galveston CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Greek Amphitheatre227 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Structure · Magnolia · listed 2005National Register of Historic Places
Grand Opera House237 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Building · Meridian · listed 1972National Register of Historic Places
Bandstand263 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Matagorda CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Park and Bandstand281 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Structure · Gainesville · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
Old Stafford Opera House284 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Colorado CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
Miss Rogers' Music Room293 miles from the center of St. Martin Parish · Limestone CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark

Distances are straight-line from the center of St. Martin Parish, LA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Music History in St. Martin Parish, step by step

1
Read the short history of the period for this area
2
Open the map filtered to the sites from that chapter
3
Visit the nearest site and read its full record
4
Ask what the marker leaves out and look for the rest
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Add the site to a route that follows the period in order

What people in St. Martin Parish, LA ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in St. Martin Parish, LA?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are the hard parts of this history included?

Yes. The record is shown as published, and the stories behind the markers include what happened, who it happened to, and how it was remembered. Leaving the hard parts out would make the stop less worth the trip.

Why are there so many of these sites near St. Martin Parish, LA?

Most areas have more than people expect, because the registers list every surviving building and site tied to a period, not just the famous ones. The list on this page shows exactly what is on the record nearby.

How a visit works in St. Martin Parish

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In St. Martin Parish, LA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in St. Martin Parish, LA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.