Hey folks. I usually post on the SEC rant, but I figured this would be a better place for my question.

Just curious as to where the term Red Stick come from when referring to Baton Rouge?

Good luck this weekend with UGA.

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Posted by TigerBait1127

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Posted on 9/30/09 at 9:56 am to G8RnGA

its the translation of Baton Rouge

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Posted by 1BIGTigerFan

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Posted on 9/30/09 at 9:58 am to G8RnGA

Baton Rouge is French...Red Stick is English.

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Posted by Ghostfacedistiller

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Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:01 am to G8RnGA

Baton Rouge dates back to 1699, when French explorer Sieur d'Iberville leading an exploration party up the Mississippi River saw a reddish cypress pole festooned with bloody animals and fish that marked the boundary between Houma and Bayou Goula tribal hunting grounds. They called the tree "le bâton rouge", or red stick.

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Posted by Choupique19

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quote:
Baton Rouge dates back to 1699, when French explorer Sieur d'Iberville leading an exploration party up the Mississippi River saw a reddish cypress pole festooned with bloody animals and fish that marked the boundary between Houma and Bayou Goula tribal hunting grounds. They called the tree "le bâton rouge", or red stick. The native name for the site had been Istrouma.

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Posted by Dorothy

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Posted on 9/30/09 at 10:07 am to G8RnGA

BTW, only idiot sports announcers pronounce it "Ba-ton Roooge".