[DOC] [TLE] Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia [PAR] The French name le bton rouge ("the red stick") is the translation of a native term rendered as Istrouma, possibly a corruption of the Choctaw iti humma ("red pole"); Andr-Joseph Pnicaut, a carpenter traveling with d'Iberville, published the first full-length account of the expedition in 1723. [DOC] [TLE] History of Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia [PAR] The foundation Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dates to 1721, at the site of a bton 
rouge or "red ... The French name le bton rouge ("the red pole") is the translation 
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settlers Bienville and Iberville when they first arrived on the bluff of the Mississippi
... [DOC] [TLE] Baton Rouge: Background - TripAdvisor [PAR] Iberville called this area Baton Rouge , French for red stick, and hence the region's name was born. Historian Rose Meyers notes that the name is also derived from a Choctaw Indian expression, itti humma or istrouma which essentially means the same as red stick. [DOC] [TLE] baton rouge: wHY DOes Baton Rouge mean the red stick in french ... [PAR] Mar 6, 2012 ... The first French explorers gave them the name "Red Stick" or Baton Rouge. ... its 
just the way it is. thats what the translation is, nothing more. [DOC] [TLE] Baton Rouge: History - French Settlers Found City, Capital City ... [PAR] The present name of the city, however, dates back to 1699, when French 
explorers noted a red cypress tree stripped of its bark that marked the boundary 
between Houma and Bayou Goula ... They called the tree "le baton rouge," or red 
stick. [DOC] [TLE] FAQs | Visit Baton Rouge [PAR] How did Baton Rouge adopt its name? Over 300 years ago, in 1699, French 
explorer Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville named Baton Rouge for the "red stick"
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Rouge actually is French for red stick, a name given after a... [DOC] [TLE] What is the origin and meaning of Baton Rouge's name? - Quora [PAR] Aug 23, 2016 ... Bton Rouge is French for red stick. According to Wikipedia : French explorer 
Sieur ... How did Baton Rouge, LA, get its name? What does the... [DOC] [TLE] Urban Dictionary: red stick [PAR] another name for Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge is the french translation of Red 
Stick. [DOC] [TLE] Urban Dictionary: The Red Stick City [PAR] Jul 20, 2010 ... The Red Stick city or Baton Rouge dates from 1699, when French explorer Sieur 
d'Iberville leading an ... They called the pole and its location "le bton rouge", or 
red stick in the present day area of Southern ... Random Word. [DOC] [TLE] Why the name Red Stick? - Red Stick Spice Company [PAR] Baton Rouge is French for "Red Stick." In 1699, French explorer Iberville was 
traveling up the Mississippi River and saw a bloodied, red pole on the shore. The
. [DOC] [TLE] What city whose name comes from the French words for red stick is ... [PAR] Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. Its name means "red stick" in French. [DOC] [TLE] What does Baton Rouge mean? | Yahoo Answers [PAR] Sep 1, 2008 ... It is a French name, meaning "red staff" or "stick," given because of a tall cypress 
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Question: Its name is French for "red stick"
Answer: Baton Rouge