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Bank of Addis

1920 establishments in Louisiana1984 establishments in LouisianaBank buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in LouisianaCity museums in the United StatesCommercial buildings completed in 1920
Education in West Baton Rouge Parish, LouisianaHistory museums in LouisianaMuseums established in 1984National Register of Historic Places in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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The Bank of Addis building, a former bank that is now home to the Addis Museum, is a historic building in Addis, Louisiana.

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Bank of Addis
Ray Rivet Street,

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N 30.354444444444 ° E -91.266388888889 °
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Ray Rivet Street 7801
70710
Louisiana, United States
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Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site
Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site

Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site, located in Plaquemine, Louisiana, commemorates an early example of hydraulic engineering design and the historic significance of Bayou Plaquemine, an important navigable waterway that was once a distributary of the Mississippi River. Bayou Plaquemine promoted settlement beginning in the 18th century and helped the area economically by providing an access route between southwestern Louisiana (and thus Texas) and the Mississippi via the Atchafalaya Basin.The lock itself was designed by Colonel George Washington Goethals of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, who later served as chief engineer of the construction of the Panama Canal Lock, and went on to be the Canal Zone's first governor. Plaquemine Lock was opened on April 9, 1909, after 14 years of construction. When it was built, Plaquemine Lock was the highest freshwater lift of any lock in the world. The lock initially utilized a gravity-flow principle until pumps were installed years later. The lock was closed after 52 years of service in 1961 due to increased river traffic and the demand for a larger lock, which opened thereafter in Port Allen. The Plaquemine Lock structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Today, the Gary James Hebert Memorial Lockhouse serves as an on-site museum and visitors center. It is named for the man who led the way to help preserve the Lock site, which today covers 19 acres (7.7 ha).