Cane Ridge / James W. Nicholson

James W. Nicholson left school at Homer to enlist when the Civil War began and served with the 12th Louisiana Infantry, a Confederate regiment whose battles included Belmont, Resaca, Franklin, Nashville and Bentonville. After the war he taught, including mathematics at Homer, and in 1877 became professor of mathematics at LSU. He was the university's president in 1883-84 and again from 1887 to 1896, and wrote arithmetic and algebra textbooks used in Louisiana schools. The Cane Ridge community's post office closed in 1894.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Eddie G. Robinson Museum — 20 mi
  A state museum in a former women's gymnasium at Grambling State University, on the 408-win coach who sent more than 200 players to the pros.

More markers nearby

• Bernice Depot — 5.6 mi
• Friendship CME Church — 7.7 mi
• Old Shiloh Community — 9.5 mi
• Arizona Academy Site — 12 mi