Historical Marker
Bliss-Hoyer House
Historical marker location:
902 Robinson Place, Shreveport, Louisiana
( Marker is at the intersection of Robinson Place and Thornhill Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Robinson Place.)
Historic Site. Shreveport.
Louisiana was a slave state before the American Civil War, and the state played a significant role in the Civil War. The Battle of Port Hudson, which took place in Louisiana in 1863, was the longest siege in American history.