Istrouma, Louisiana
Istrouma, Louisiana | ||
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ZIP code 70805 | ||
| Area code | 225 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 543220 [1] | |
| FIPS code | 22-37690 | |
Istrouma is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northwest of Baton Rouge and 7 miles (11 kilometres) south of Baker.[2][3]
Etymology
It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from the Choctaw words 'ita humma' which means 'red pole' in the Choctaw language.[4][5]
Red Pole
On March 17, 1699 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville described the red maypole that he found in the area:
On the 17th of March we reached a small stream at the right of the river at five and a half leagues from our camp, where they gave us to understand there was a great quantity of fish, and where I had nets stretched and caught only two catfish. This river separates the hunting grounds of Bayougoulas and the Houmas. Upon its banks are huts covered with palmetto leaves and a reddened Maypole without branches, with several heads of fish and bears attached in sacrifice. [6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Istrouma, Louisiana
- ISBN 978-0-8173-5505-0.
- ^ John Wymond; Henry Plauché Dart (1945). The Louisiana Historical Quarterly. The Louisiana Historical Society.
- ISBN 978-0-8071-2431-4.
- ISBN 978-0-8173-0414-0.
- ^ Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge (Baton Rouge, La.); Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, La (1917). Proceedings of the Historical Society of East and West Baton Rouge. The Society. pp. 21–.
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